Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity

S. W. Squyres; A. H. Knoll; R. E. Arvidson; J. W. Ashley; James Bell; W. M. Calvin; Philip Christensen; B. C. Clark; B. A. Cohen; P. A. De Souza; L. Edgar; W. H. Farrand; I. Fleischer; R. Gellert; M. P. Golombek; J. Grant; J. Grotzinger; A. Hayes; K. E. Herkenhoff; J. R. Johnson; B. Jolliff; G. Klingelhöfer; A. Knudson; R. Li; T. J. McCoy; S. M. McLennan; D. W. Ming; D. W. Mittlefehldt; R. V. Morris; J. W. Rice; C. Schröder; R. J. Sullivan; A. Yen; R. A. Yingst

doi:10.1126/science.1170355

Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity

S. W. Squyres, A. H. Knoll, R. E. Arvidson, J. W. Ashley, James Bell, W. M. Calvin, Philip Christensen, B. C. Clark, B. A. Cohen, P. A. De Souza, L. Edgar, W. H. Farrand, I. Fleischer, R. Gellert, M. P. Golombek, J. Grant, J. Grotzinger, A. Hayes, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. R. JohnsonB. Jolliff, G. Klingelhöfer, A. Knudson, R. Li, T. J. McCoy, S. M. McLennan, D. W. Ming, D. W. Mittlefehldt, R. V. Morris, J. W. Rice, C. Schröder, R. J. Sullivan, A. Yen, R. A. Yingst

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1058-1061
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	324
Issue number	5930
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355
State	Published - May 22 2009

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Squyres, S. W., Knoll, A. H., Arvidson, R. E., Ashley, J. W., Bell, J., Calvin, W. M., Christensen, P., Clark, B. C., Cohen, B. A., De Souza, P. A., Edgar, L., Farrand, W. H., Fleischer, I., Gellert, R., Golombek, M. P., Grant, J., Grotzinger, J., Hayes, A., Herkenhoff, K. E., ... Yingst, R. A. (2009). Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity. Science, 324(5930), 1058-1061. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355

Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity. / Squyres, S. W.; Knoll, A. H.; Arvidson, R. E.; Ashley, J. W.; Bell, James; Calvin, W. M.; Christensen, Philip; Clark, B. C.; Cohen, B. A.; De Souza, P. A.; Edgar, L.; Farrand, W. H.; Fleischer, I.; Gellert, R.; Golombek, M. P.; Grant, J.; Grotzinger, J.; Hayes, A.; Herkenhoff, K. E.; Johnson, J. R.; Jolliff, B.; Klingelhöfer, G.; Knudson, A.; Li, R.; McCoy, T. J.; McLennan, S. M.; Ming, D. W.; Mittlefehldt, D. W.; Morris, R. V.; Rice, J. W.; Schröder, C.; Sullivan, R. J.; Yen, A.; Yingst, R. A.

In: Science, Vol. 324, No. 5930, 22.05.2009, p. 1058-1061.

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Squyres, SW, Knoll, AH, Arvidson, RE, Ashley, JW, Bell, J, Calvin, WM, Christensen, P, Clark, BC, Cohen, BA, De Souza, PA, Edgar, L, Farrand, WH, Fleischer, I, Gellert, R, Golombek, MP, Grant, J, Grotzinger, J, Hayes, A, Herkenhoff, KE, Johnson, JR, Jolliff, B, Klingelhöfer, G, Knudson, A, Li, R, McCoy, TJ, McLennan, SM, Ming, DW, Mittlefehldt, DW, Morris, RV, Rice, JW, Schröder, C, Sullivan, RJ, Yen, A & Yingst, RA 2009, 'Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity', Science, vol. 324, no. 5930, pp. 1058-1061. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355

Squyres, S. W. ; Knoll, A. H. ; Arvidson, R. E. ; Ashley, J. W. ; Bell, James ; Calvin, W. M. ; Christensen, Philip ; Clark, B. C. ; Cohen, B. A. ; De Souza, P. A. ; Edgar, L. ; Farrand, W. H. ; Fleischer, I. ; Gellert, R. ; Golombek, M. P. ; Grant, J. ; Grotzinger, J. ; Hayes, A. ; Herkenhoff, K. E. ; Johnson, J. R. ; Jolliff, B. ; Klingelhöfer, G. ; Knudson, A. ; Li, R. ; McCoy, T. J. ; McLennan, S. M. ; Ming, D. W. ; Mittlefehldt, D. W. ; Morris, R. V. ; Rice, J. W. ; Schröder, C. ; Sullivan, R. J. ; Yen, A. ; Yingst, R. A. / Exploration of Victoria crater by the mars rover opportunity. In: Science. 2009 ; Vol. 324, No. 5930. pp. 1058-1061.

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