Mineralogy of the Martian surface

BL Ehlmann, CS Edwards - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The past fifteen years of orbital infrared spectroscopy and in situ exploration have led to a
new understanding of the composition and history of Mars. Globally, Mars has a basaltic …

Subsurface water and clay mineral formation during the early history of Mars

BL Ehlmann, JF Mustard, SL Murchie, JP Bibring… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Clay minerals, recently discovered to be widespread in Mars's Noachian terrains, indicate
long-duration interaction between water and rock over 3.7 billion years ago. Analysis of how …

Phyllosilicates on Mars and implications for early Martian climate

F Poulet, JP Bibring, JF Mustard, A Gendrin, N Mangold… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
The recent identification of large deposits of sulphates by remote sensing and in situ
observations has been considered evidence of the past presence of liquid water on Mars …

Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars

SW Squyres, RE Arvidson, S Ruff, R Gellert, RV Morris… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Mineral deposits on the martian surface can elucidate ancient environmental conditions on
the planet. Opaline silica deposits (as much as 91 weight percent SiO2) have been found in …

Clay minerals on Mars: An up-to-date review with future perspectives

P Du, P Yuan, J Liu, B Ye - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Clay minerals, or analogously phyllosilicates, are some of the most astonishing minerals
ever discovered on Mars due to their roles as indicators of water-rock interaction. Their …

Olivine and pyroxene diversity in the crust of Mars

JF Mustard, F Poulet, A Gendrin, JP Bibring… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Datafromthe Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces, et l'Activité (OMEGA) on the
Mars Express spacecraft identify the distinct mafic, rock-forming minerals olivine, low …

Characteristics, distribution, origin, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars

SW Ruff, JD Farmer, WM Calvin… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of outcrops and soil (regolith) rich in opaline silica (∼ 65–92 wt% SiO2) in
association with volcanic materials adjacent to the “Home Plate” feature in Gusev crater is …

Jarosite as an indicator of water-limited chemical weathering on Mars

ME Elwood Madden, RJ Bodnar, JD Rimstidt - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Abstract The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity identified the ferric sulphate mineral
jarosite and possible relicts of gypsum at the Meridiani Planum landing site. On Earth …

Martian surface mineralogy from Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité on board the Mars Express spacecraft (OMEGA/MEx): Global mineral …

F Poulet, C Gomez, JP Bibring… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
After 2 years of operation the Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité
(OMEGA) imaging spectrometer on board Mars Express has acquired data coverage of the …

Surface mineralogy of Martian low‐albedo regions from MGS‐TES data: Implications for upper crustal evolution and surface alteration

AD Rogers, PR Christensen - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS‐TES) data are used to derive
the modal mineralogy of spectrally distinct Martian low‐albedo regions and to identify spatial …