Textures of the soils and rocks at Gusev crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager

K. E. Herkenhoff; S. W. Squyres; R. Arvidson; D. S. Bass; J. F. Bell; P. Bertelsen; N. A. Cabrol; L. Gaddis; A. G. Hayes; S. F. Hviid; J. R. Johnson; K. M. Kinch; M. B. Madsen; J. N. Maki; S. H. McLennan; H. Y. McSween; J. W. Rice; M. Sims; P. H. Smith; L. A. Soderblom; N. Spanovich; R. Sullivan; A. Wang

doi:10.1126/science.3050824

Textures of the soils and rocks at Gusev crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager

K. E. Herkenhoff, S. W. Squyres, R. Arvidson, D. S. Bass, J. F. Bell, P. Bertelsen, N. A. Cabrol, L. Gaddis, A. G. Hayes, S. F. Hviid, J. R. Johnson, K. M. Kinch, M. B. Madsen, J. N. Maki, S. H. McLennan, H. Y. McSween, J. W. Rice, M. Sims, P. H. Smith, L. A. SoderblomN. Spanovich, R. Sullivan, A. Wang

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The Microscopic Imager on the Spirit rover analyzed the textures of the soil and rocks at Gusev crater on Mars at a resolution of 100 micrometers. Weakly bound agglomerates of dust are present in the soil near the Columbia Memorial Station. Some of the brushed or abraded rock surfaces show igneous textures and evidence for alteration rinds, coatings, and veins consistent with secondary mineralization. The rock textures are consistent with a volcanic origin and subsequent alteration and/or weathering by impact events, wind, and possibly water.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	824-826
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	305
Issue number	5685
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3050824
State	Published - Aug 6 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Herkenhoff, K. E., Squyres, S. W., Arvidson, R., Bass, D. S., Bell, J. F., Bertelsen, P., Cabrol, N. A., Gaddis, L., Hayes, A. G., Hviid, S. F., Johnson, J. R., Kinch, K. M., Madsen, M. B., Maki, J. N., McLennan, S. H., McSween, H. Y., Rice, J. W., Sims, M., Smith, P. H., ... Wang, A. (2004). Textures of the soils and rocks at Gusev crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager. Science, 305(5685), 824-826. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3050824

Herkenhoff, KE, Squyres, SW, Arvidson, R, Bass, DS, Bell, JF, Bertelsen, P, Cabrol, NA, Gaddis, L, Hayes, AG, Hviid, SF, Johnson, JR, Kinch, KM, Madsen, MB, Maki, JN, McLennan, SH, McSween, HY, Rice, JW, Sims, M, Smith, PH, Soderblom, LA, Spanovich, N, Sullivan, R & Wang, A 2004, 'Textures of the soils and rocks at Gusev crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager', Science, vol. 305, no. 5685, pp. 824-826. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3050824

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