Mineralogy of the Paso Robles soils on Mars

2008/05/01 by M. D. Lane, J. L. Bishop, M. D. Dyar +4 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Planetary Science and Exploration #Astro and Planetary Science #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

paper · doi:10.2138/am.2008.2757

Abstract

Visible, near-infrared, thermal, and Mössbauer spectroscopic data from the exposed, bright track soil at the "Paso Robles" site within Gusev crater, Mars, indicate the presence of Fel3+-sulfates and possibly Fe3+-phosphates admixed with the host soil. Wh

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