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Column experiments to interpret weathering in columbia hills
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Morris, R. V. Sutter, B. Ming, D. W. Hausrath, E. M. Golden, D. C. Galindo, C. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Phosphate mobility has been postulated as an indicator of early aqueous activity on Mars. In addition, rock surfaces analyzed by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit are consistent with the loss of a phosphate- containing mineral To interpret phosphate alteration behavior on Mars, we performed column dissolution experiments leaching the primary phases Durango fluorapatite, San Carlos olivine, and basalt glass (Stapafjell Volcano, courtesy of S. Gislason, University of Iceland) [3,4]) with acidic solutions. These phases were chosen to represent quickly dissolving phases likely present in Columbia Hills. Column dissolution experiments are closer to natural dissolution conditions than batch experiments, although they can be difficult to interpret. Acidic solutions were used because the leached layers on the surfaces of these rocks have been interpreted as resulting from acid solutions [5]. |
| File Size | 775250 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090010366 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4fn65362 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Phosphates Olivine Losses Weathering Mobility Rocks Basalt Volcanoes Minerals Mars Exploration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
