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In Situ Evidence for an Ancient Aqueous Environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars

Published:2004-12-03 Issue:5702 Volume:306 Page:1709-1714
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Squyres S. W.¹²³⁴⁵,Grotzinger J. P.¹²³⁴⁵,Arvidson R. E.¹²³⁴⁵,Bell J. F.¹²³⁴⁵,Calvin W.¹²³⁴⁵,Christensen P. R.¹²³⁴⁵,Clark B. C.¹²³⁴⁵,Crisp J. A.¹²³⁴⁵,Farrand W. H.¹²³⁴⁵,Herkenhoff K. E.¹²³⁴⁵,Johnson J. R.¹²³⁴⁵,Klingelhöfer G.¹²³⁴⁵,Knoll A. H.¹²³⁴⁵,McLennan S. M.¹²³⁴⁵,McSween H. Y.¹²³⁴⁵,Morris R. V.¹²³⁴⁵,Rice J. W.¹²³⁴⁵,Rieder R.¹²³⁴⁵,Soderblom L. A.¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

2. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

3. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63031, USA.

4. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.

5. Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

Abstract

Sedimentary rocks at Eagle crater in Meridiani Planum are composed of fine-grained siliciclastic materials derived from weathering of basaltic rocks, sulfate minerals (including magnesium sulfate and jarosite) that constitute several tens of percent of the rock by weight, and hematite. Cross-stratification observed in rock outcrops indicates eolian and aqueous transport. Diagenetic features include hematite-rich concretions and crystal-mold vugs. We interpret the rocks to be a mixture of chemical and siliciclastic sediments with a complex diagenetic history. The environmental conditions that they record include episodic inundation by shallow surface water, evaporation, and desiccation. The geologic record at Meridiani Planum suggests that conditions were suitable for biological activity for a period of time in martian history.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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