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      Search for ultraviolet luminescence of soil particles at the Phoenix landing site, Mars

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      Planetary and Space Science
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          Paleoclimate of Mars as captured by the stratigraphic record in Gale Crater

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            Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars.

            Mineral deposits on the martian surface can elucidate ancient environmental conditions on the planet. Opaline silica deposits (as much as 91 weight percent SiO2) have been found in association with volcanic materials by the Mars rover Spirit. The deposits are present both as light-toned soils and as bedrock. We interpret these materials to have formed under hydrothermal conditions and therefore to be strong indicators of a former aqueous environment. This discovery is important for understanding the past habitability of Mars because hydrothermal environments on Earth support thriving microbial ecosystems.
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              An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

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                Journal
                Planetary and Space Science
                Planetary and Space Science
                Elsevier BV
                00320633
                September 2012
                September 2012
                : 70
                : 1
                : 134-147
                Article
                10.1016/j.pss.2012.05.002
                beb8dff9-c57b-4ff6-8be5-a96443943508
                © 2012

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