Evidence for Acid-Sulfate Alteration in the Pahrump Hills Region, Gale Crater, Mars

Evidence for Acid-Sulfate Alteration in the Pahrump Hills Region, Gale Crater, Mars

The Pahrump Hills region of Gale crater is a approximately 12 millimeter thick section of sedimentary rock in the Murray formation, interpreted as the basal geological unit of Mount Sharp. The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, arrived at the Pahrump Hills in September 2014 and performed a detailed...

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Hauptverfasser: Rampe, E. B., Ming, D. W., Blake, D. F., Morris, R. V., Bish, D. L., Bristow, T. F., Crisp, J. A., Morookian, J. M., T., Vaniman. D., Chipera, S. J., Cavanagh, P. D., Achilles, C. N., Fairen, A. G., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Downs, R. T., Farmer, J. D., Fendrich, K. V.
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Zusammenfassung:The Pahrump Hills region of Gale crater is a approximately 12 millimeter thick section of sedimentary rock in the Murray formation, interpreted as the basal geological unit of Mount Sharp. The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, arrived at the Pahrump Hills in September 2014 and performed a detailed six-month investigation of the sedimentary structures, geochemistry, and mineralogy of the area. During the campaign, Curiosity drilled and delivered three mudstone samples (targets Confidence Hills, Mojave 2, and Telegraph Peak) to its internal instruments, including the CheMin XRD/XRF.