Evidence for platy hematite grains in Sinus Meridiani, Mars

Physics & Astronomy

• sinuses 100%
• hematite 85%
• mars 82%
• Mars Global Surveyor 10%
• lenses 9%
• weathering 9%
• single crystals 7%
• thermal emission 7%
• iron oxides 6%
• deposits 5%
• textures 5%
• spectrometers 4%
• products 4%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• Mars 64%
• particle 9%
• crystal 8%
• laboratory 6%
• iron oxide 6%
• spectrometer 5%
• weathering 5%
• texture 4%
• particle size 4%
• product 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Hematite 75%
• Polycrystalline Solid 12%
• Single Crystalline Solid 9%
• Crystalline Texture 6%
• Iron Oxide 6%
• Plate Like Crystal 5%