Publication Date:
2019-07-19
Description:
The Pahrump Hills region of Gale crater is a approximately 12 millimeter thick section of sedimentary rock in the Murray formation, interpreted as the basal geological unit of Mount Sharp. The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, arrived at the Pahrump Hills in September 2014 and performed a detailed six-month investigation of the sedimentary structures, geochemistry, and mineralogy of the area. During the campaign, Curiosity drilled and delivered three mudstone samples (targets Confidence Hills, Mojave 2, and Telegraph Peak) to its internal instruments, including the CheMin XRD/XRF.
Keywords:
Geophysics
Type:
JSC-CN-34485
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American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting; Dec 14, 2015 - Dec 18, 2015; San Francisco, CA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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