Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity

Squyres, Steven W.; Knoll, A. H.; Arvidson, Raymond E.; Ashley, J. W.; Bell, James F., III; Calvin, W. M.; Christensen, Philip R.; Clark, Benton C.; Cohen, B. A.; de Souza, P. A., Jr.; Edgar, L.; Farrand, W. H.; Fleischer, I.; Gellert, R.; Golombek, M. P.; Grant, John A.; Grotzinger, J.; Hayes, A.; Herkenhoff, Kenneth E.; Johnson, J. R.; Jolliff, B.; Klingelhöfer, Göstar; Knudson, A.; Li, R.; McCoy, Timothy J.; McLennan, S. M.; Ming, D. W.; Mittlefehldt, D. W.; Morris, R. V.; Rice, J. W., Jr.; Schroder, C.; Sullivan, R. J.; Yen, A.; Yingst, R. A.

dc.contributor.author	Squyres, Steven W.	en
dc.contributor.author	Knoll, A. H.	en
dc.contributor.author	Arvidson, Raymond E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Ashley, J. W.	en
dc.contributor.author	Bell, James F., III	en
dc.contributor.author	Calvin, W. M.	en
dc.contributor.author	Christensen, Philip R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Clark, Benton C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, B. A.	en
dc.contributor.author	de Souza, P. A., Jr.	en
dc.contributor.author	Edgar, L.	en
dc.contributor.author	Farrand, W. H.	en
dc.contributor.author	Fleischer, I.	en
dc.contributor.author	Gellert, R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Golombek, M. P.	en
dc.contributor.author	Grant, John A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Grotzinger, J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Hayes, A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Herkenhoff, Kenneth E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Johnson, J. R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Jolliff, B.	en
dc.contributor.author	Klingelhöfer, Göstar	en
dc.contributor.author	Knudson, A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Li, R.	en
dc.contributor.author	McCoy, Timothy J.	en
dc.contributor.author	McLennan, S. M.	en
dc.contributor.author	Ming, D. W.	en
dc.contributor.author	Mittlefehldt, D. W.	en
dc.contributor.author	Morris, R. V.	en
dc.contributor.author	Rice, J. W., Jr.	en
dc.contributor.author	Schroder, C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Sullivan, R. J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Yen, A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Yingst, R. A.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-11T18:45:33Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-11T18:45:33Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.citation	Squyres, Steven W., Knoll, A. H., Arvidson, Raymond E., Ashley, J. W., Bell, James F., III, Calvin, W. M., Christensen, Philip R., Clark, Benton C., Cohen, B. A., de Souza, P. A., Jr., Edgar, L., Farrand, W. H., Fleischer, I., Gellert, R., Golombek, M. P., Grant, John A., Grotzinger, J., Hayes, A., Herkenhoff, Kenneth E., Johnson, J. R., Jolliff, B., Klingelhöfer, Göstar, Knudson, A., Li, R., McCoy, Timothy J. et al. 2009. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F7632">Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity</a>." <em>Science</em>. 324 (5930):1058–1061. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355</a>	en
dc.identifier.issn	0036-8075
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/7632
dc.description.abstract	The Mars rover Opportunity has explored Victoria crater, a ~750-meter eroded impact crater formed in sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks. Impact-related stratigraphy is preserved in the crater walls, and meteoritic debris is present near the crater rim. The size of hematite-rich concretions decreases up-section, documenting variation in the intensity of groundwater processes. Layering in the crater walls preserves evidence of ancient wind-blown dunes. Compositional variations with depth mimic those ~6 kilometers to the north and demonstrate that water-induced alteration at Meridiani Planum was regional in scope.	en
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dc.title	Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	78388
dc.identifier.doi	10.1126/science.1170355
rft.jtitle	Science
rft.volume	324
rft.issue	5930
rft.spage	1058
rft.epage	1061
dc.description.SIUnit	NASM	en
dc.description.SIUnit	NASM-CEPS	en
dc.description.SIUnit	si-trust	en
dc.citation.spage	1058
dc.citation.epage	1061