Bedrock formation at Meridiani Planum

S. W. Squyres (), O. Aharonson, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell, P. R. Christensen, B. C. Clark, J. A. Crisp, W. Farrand, T. Glotch, M. P. Golombek, J. Grant, J. Grotzinger, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. R. Johnson, B. L. Jolliff, A. H. Knoll, S. M. McLennan, H. Y. McSween, J. M. Moore, J. W. Rice and N. Tosca
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S. W. Squyres: Cornell University
O. Aharonson: California Institute of Technology
R. E. Arvidson: Washington University
J. F. Bell: Cornell University
P. R. Christensen: Arizona State University
B. C. Clark: Lockheed Martin Corporation
J. A. Crisp: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
W. Farrand: Space Science Institute
T. Glotch: California Institute of Technology
M. P. Golombek: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
J. Grant: Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution
J. Grotzinger: California Institute of Technology
K. E. Herkenhoff: US Geological Survey
J. R. Johnson: US Geological Survey
B. L. Jolliff: California Institute of Technology
A. H. Knoll: Botanical Museum, Harvard University
S. M. McLennan: State University of New York
H. Y. McSween: University of Tennessee
J. M. Moore: NASA Ames Research Center
J. W. Rice: Arizona State University
N. Tosca: State University of New York

Nature, 2006, vol. 443, issue 7107, E1-E2

Abstract: Abstract Arising from: T. M. McCollom & B. M. Hynek Nature 438, 1129–1131 (2005); McCollom & Hynek reply The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity discovered sulphate-rich sedimentary rocks at Meridiani Planum on Mars, which are interpreted by McCollom and Hynek1 as altered volcanic rocks. However, their conclusions are derived from an incorrect representation of our depositional model2,3, which is upheld by more recent Rover data4,5,6,7. We contend that all the available data still support an aeolian and aqueous sedimentary origin for Meridiani bedrock.

Date: 2006
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