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Not always wet: an aridification sequence in the orbital clay-sulfate transition of aeolis mons

Juergen Schieber
Lauren Edgar
Patrick J Gasda
Nina L Lanza
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On Mars, prominent thick-layered sulfate-bearing deposits are observed at a number of late Noachian to late Hesperian locations (~3.5 Ga) [1]. Their apparent absence in older strata has led to the hypothesis that they may represent ancient evaporites related to the global aridification [2]. In Gale crater, the Curiosity rover is exploring the sulfate-bearing unit, a regional package hundreds of meters thick of yet mostly undefined origin [3]. Curiosity’s investigations can test whether the formation processes of this unit are similar to a form of primary evaporation, such as early diagenetic salt crystallization, or later stage precipitations with different conditions.
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hal-04034743 , version 1 (17-03-2023)

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William Rapin, Gilles Dromart, Juergen Schieber, Benton C. Clark, Linda C. Kah, et al.. Not always wet: an aridification sequence in the orbital clay-sulfate transition of aeolis mons. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Mar 2023, The Woodlands, Texas, United States. pp.2085. ⟨hal-04034743⟩
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