Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity

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dc.contributor.authorSquyres, Steven W.
dc.contributor.authorKnoll, A. H.
dc.contributor.authorArvidson, Raymond E.
dc.contributor.authorAshley, J. W.
dc.contributor.authorBell, James F., III
dc.contributor.authorCalvin, W. M.
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Philip R.
dc.contributor.authorClark, Benton C.
dc.contributor.authorCohen, B. A.
dc.contributor.authorde Souza, P. A., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorEdgar, L.
dc.contributor.authorFarrand, W. H.
dc.contributor.authorFleischer, I.
dc.contributor.authorGellert, R.
dc.contributor.authorGolombek, M. P.
dc.contributor.authorGrant, John A.
dc.contributor.authorGrotzinger, J.
dc.contributor.authorHayes, A.
dc.contributor.authorHerkenhoff, Kenneth E.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, J. R.
dc.contributor.authorJolliff, B.
dc.contributor.authorKlingelhöfer, Göstar
dc.contributor.authorKnudson, A.
dc.contributor.authorLi, R.
dc.contributor.authorMcCoy, Timothy J.
dc.contributor.authorMcLennan, S. M.
dc.contributor.authorMing, D. W.
dc.contributor.authorMittlefehldt, D. W.
dc.contributor.authorMorris, R. V.
dc.contributor.authorRice, J. W., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorSchroder, C.
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorYen, A.
dc.contributor.authorYingst, R. A.
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-11T18:45:33Z
dc.date.available2009-06-11T18:45:33Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
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dc.identifier0036-8075
dc.identifier.citationSquyres, 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://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7632">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>.
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/7632
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofScience 324 (5930)
dc.titleExploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity
dc.typearticle
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sro.identifier.doi10.1126/science.1170355
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sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7632

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