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Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

2013· article· en· 304 citations· W2112430193 on OpenAlex· 10.1126/science.1244734

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0.268
Threshold uncertainty score
0.998
Validation status
machine_predicted_unvalidated · codex-gemma-dda1882f352a

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Teacher spread
0.199 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
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score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Abstract

Sedimentary rocks examined by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay, Mars, were derived from sources that evolved from an approximately average martian crustal composition to one influenced by alkaline basalts. No evidence of chemical weathering is preserved, indicating arid, possibly cold, paleoclimates and rapid erosion and deposition. The absence of predicted geochemical variations indicates that magnetite and phyllosilicates formed by diagenesis under low-temperature, circumneutral pH, rock-dominated aqueous conditions. Analyses of diagenetic features (including concretions, raised ridges, and fractures) at high spatial resolution indicate that they are composed of iron- and halogen-rich components, magnesium-iron-chlorine-rich components, and hydrated calcium sulfates, respectively. Composition of a cross-cutting dike-like feature is consistent with sedimentary intrusion. The geochemistry of these sedimentary rocks provides further evidence for diverse depositional and diagenetic sedimentary environments during the early history of Mars.

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The record

Venue
Science
Topic
Planetary Science and Exploration
Field
Physics and Astronomy
Canadian institutions
Brock UniversityCanadian Space AgencyUniversity of Guelph
Funders
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia UniversityCentre National d’Etudes SpatialesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCanadian Space AgencyJet Propulsion Laboratory
Keywords
GeologyMars Exploration ProgramSedimentary rockGeochemistryBayImpact craterAstrobiologyOceanography
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yes