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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/17117| Appears in Collections: | Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal Articles |
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| Title: | Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity |
| Author(s): | Squyres, Steven W Knoll, Andrew H Arvidson, Raymond E Ashley, James W Bell III, James F Calvin, Wendy M Christensen, Philip R Clark, Benton C Cohen, Barbara A de Souza Jr, Paulo A Edgar, Lauren A Farrand, William H Fleischer, Iris Gellert, Ralf Schröder, Christian |
| Contact Email: | christian.schroeder@stir.ac.uk |
| Issue Date: | 22-May-2009 |
| Date Deposited: | 24-Oct-2013 |
| Citation: | Squyres SW, Knoll AH, Arvidson RE, Ashley JW, Bell III JF, Calvin WM, Christensen PR, Clark BC, Cohen BA, de Souza Jr PA, Edgar LA, Farrand WH, Fleischer I, Gellert R & Schröder C (2009) Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity. Science, 324 (5930), pp. 1058-1061. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355 |
| Abstract: | The Mars rover Opportunity has explored Victoria crater, a ~750-meter eroded impact crater formed in sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks. Impact-related stratigraphy is preserved in the crater walls, and meteoritic debris is present near the crater rim. The size of hematite-rich concretions decreases up-section, documenting variation in the intensity of groundwater processes. Layering in the crater walls preserves evidence of ancient wind-blown dunes. Compositional variations with depth mimic those ~6 kilometers to the north and demonstrate that water-induced alteration at Meridiani Planum was regional in scope. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1126/science.1170355 |
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| Notes: | Additional co-authors: MP Golombek, J Grant, J Grotzinger, A Hayes, KE Herkenhoff, JR Johnson, B Jolliff, G Klingelhöfer, A Knudson, R Li, TJ McCoy, SM McLennan, DW Ming, DW Mittlefehldt, RV Morris, JW Rice Jr, RJ Sullivan, A Yen, RA Yingst |
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