Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

D. W. Ming; P. D. Archer; D. P. Glavin; J. L. Eigenbrode; H. B. Franz; B. Sutter; A. E. Brunner; J. C. Stern; C. Freissinet; A. C. McAdam; P. R. Mahaffy; M. Cabane; P. Coll; J. L. Campbell; S. K. Atreya; P. B. Niles; James Bell; D. L. Bish; W. B. Brinckerhoff; A. Buch; P. G. Conrad; D. J. Des Marais; B. L. Ehlmann; A. G. Fairén; K. Farley; G. J. Flesch; P. Francois; R. Gellert; J. A. Grant; J. P. Grotzinger; S. Gupta; K. E. Herkenhoff; J. A. Hurowitz; L. A. Leshin; K. W. Lewis; S. M. McLennan; K. E. Miller; J. Moersch; R. V. Morris; R. Navarro-González; A. A. Pavlov; G. M. Perrett; I. Pradler; S. W. Squyres; R. E. Summons; A. Steele; E. M. Stolper; D. Y. Sumner; C. Szopa; S. Teinturier; M. G. Trainer; A. H. Treiman; D. T. Vaniman; A. R. Vasavada; C. R. Webster; J. J. Wray; R. A. Yingst

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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

D. W. Ming, P. D. Archer, D. P. Glavin, J. L. Eigenbrode, H. B. Franz, B. Sutter, A. E. Brunner, J. C. Stern, C. Freissinet, A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, M. Cabane, P. Coll, J. L. Campbell, S. K. Atreya, P. B. Niles, James Bell, D. L. Bish, W. B. Brinckerhoff, A. BuchP. G. Conrad, D. J. Des Marais, B. L. Ehlmann, A. G. Fairén, K. Farley, G. J. Flesch, P. Francois, R. Gellert, J. A. Grant, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Hurowitz, L. A. Leshin, K. W. Lewis, S. M. McLennan, K. E. Miller, J. Moersch, R. V. Morris, R. Navarro-González, A. A. Pavlov, G. M. Perrett, I. Pradler, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Summons, A. Steele, E. M. Stolper, D. Y. Sumner, C. Szopa, S. Teinturier, M. G. Trainer, A. H. Treiman, D. T. Vaniman, A. R. Vasavada, C. R. Webster, J. J. Wray, R. A. Yingst

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H₂O, CO₂, SO₂, O₂, H ₂, H₂S, HCl, chlorinated hydrocarbons, NO, and other trace gases were evolved during pyrolysis of two mudstone samples acquired by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay within Gale crater, Mars. H ₂O/OH-bearing phases included 2:1 phyllosilicate(s), bassanite, akaganeite, and amorphous materials. Thermal decomposition of carbonates and combustion of organic materials are candidate sources for the CO₂. Concurrent evolution of O₂ and chlorinated hydrocarbons suggests the presence of oxychlorine phase(s). Sulfides are likely sources for sulfur-bearing species. Higher abundances of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the mudstone compared with Rocknest windblown materials previously analyzed by Curiosity suggest that indigenous martian or meteoritic organic carbon sources may be preserved in the mudstone; however, the carbon source for the chlorinated hydrocarbons is not definitively of martian origin.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1245267
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6169
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267
State	Published - 2014

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Ming, D. W., Archer, P. D., Glavin, D. P., Eigenbrode, J. L., Franz, H. B., Sutter, B., Brunner, A. E., Stern, J. C., Freissinet, C., McAdam, A. C., Mahaffy, P. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Campbell, J. L., Atreya, S. K., Niles, P. B., Bell, J., Bish, D. L., Brinckerhoff, W. B., ... Yingst, R. A. (2014). Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), Article 1245267. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267

Ming, DW, Archer, PD, Glavin, DP, Eigenbrode, JL, Franz, HB, Sutter, B, Brunner, AE, Stern, JC, Freissinet, C, McAdam, AC, Mahaffy, PR, Cabane, M, Coll, P, Campbell, JL, Atreya, SK, Niles, PB, Bell, J, Bish, DL, Brinckerhoff, WB, Buch, A, Conrad, PG, Des Marais, DJ, Ehlmann, BL, Fairén, AG, Farley, K, Flesch, GJ, Francois, P, Gellert, R, Grant, JA, Grotzinger, JP, Gupta, S, Herkenhoff, KE, Hurowitz, JA, Leshin, LA, Lewis, KW, McLennan, SM, Miller, KE, Moersch, J, Morris, RV, Navarro-González, R, Pavlov, AA, Perrett, GM, Pradler, I, Squyres, SW, Summons, RE, Steele, A, Stolper, EM, Sumner, DY, Szopa, C, Teinturier, S, Trainer, MG, Treiman, AH, Vaniman, DT, Vasavada, AR, Webster, CR, Wray, JJ & Yingst, RA 2014, 'Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars', Science, vol. 343, no. 6169, 1245267. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267

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