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Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations

The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover performed coordinated measurements to examine the textures and compositions of aeolian sands in the active Bagnold dune field. The Bagnold sands are rounded to subrounded, very fine to medium sized (~45–500 μm) with ≥6 distinct grain colors. In contrast to...

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Autores principales: Ehlmann, B. L., Edgett, K. S., Sutter, B., Achilles, C. N., Litvak, M. L., Lapotre, M. G. A., Sullivan, R., Fraeman, A. A., Arvidson, R. E., Blake, D. F., Bridges, N. T., Conrad, P. G., Cousin, A., Downs, R. T., Gabriel, T. S. J., Gellert, R., Hamilton, V. E., Hardgrove, C., Johnson, J. R., Kuhn, S., Mahaffy, P. R., Maurice, S., McHenry, M., Meslin, P.‐Y., Ming, D. W., Minitti, M. E., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., O'Connell‐Cooper, C. D., Pinet, P. C., Rowland, S. K., Schröder, S., Siebach, K. L., Stein, N. T., Thompson, L. M., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Wellington, D. F., Wiens, R. C., Yen, A. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017JE005267