Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

K. A. Farley; K. M. Stack; D. L. Shuster; B. H. N. Horgan; J. A. Hurowitz; J. D. Tarnas; J. I. Simon; V. Z. Sun; E. L. Scheller; K. R. Moore; S. M. McLennan; P. M. Vasconcelos; R. C. Wiens; A. H. Treiman; L. E. Mayhew; O. Beyssac; T. V. Kizovski; N. J. Tosca; K. H. Williford; L. S. Crumpler; L. W. Beegle; J. F. Bell; B. L. Ehlmann; Y. Liu; J. N. Maki; M. E. Schmidt; A. C. Allwood; H. E. F. Amundsen; R. Bhartia; T. Bosak; A. J. Brown; B. C. Clark; A. Cousin; O. Forni; T. S. J. Gabriel; Y. Goreva; S. Gupta; S.-E. Hamran; C. D. K. Herd; K. Hickman-Lewis; J. R. Johnson; L. C. Kah; P. B. Kelemen; K. B. Kinch; L. Mandon; N. Mangold; C. Quantin-Nataf; M. S. Rice; P. S. Russell; S. Sharma; S. Siljeström; A. Steele; R. Sullivan; M. Wadhwa; B. P. Weiss; A. J. Williams; B. V. Wogsland; P. A. Willis; T. A. Acosta-Maeda; P. Beck; K. Benzerara; S. Bernard; A. S. Burton; E. L. Cardarelli; B. Chide; E. Clavé; E. A. Cloutis; B. A. Cohen; A. D. Czaja; V. Debaille; E. Dehouck; A. G. Fairén; D. T. Flannery; S. Z. Fleron; T. Fouchet; J. Frydenvang; B. J. Garczynski; E. F. Gibbons; E. M. Hausrath; A. G. Hayes; J. Henneke; J. L. Jørgensen; E. M. Kelly; J. Lasue; S. Le Mouélic; J. M. Madariaga; S. Maurice; M. Merusi; P.-Y. Meslin; S. M. Milkovich; C. C. Million; R. C. Moeller; J. I. Nuñez; A. M. Ollila; G. Paar; D. A. Paige; D. A. K. Pedersen; P. Pilleri; C. Pilorget; P. C. Pinet; J. W. Rice; C. Royer; V. Sautter; M. Schulte; M. A. Sephton; S. K. Sharma; S. F. Sholes; N. Spanovich; M. St. Clair; C. D. Tate; K. Uckert; S. J. VanBommel; A. G. Yanchilina; M.-P. Zorzano

doi:10.1126/science.abo2196

Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

K. A. Farley^*, K. M. Stack, D. L. Shuster, B. H. N. Horgan, J. A. Hurowitz, J. D. Tarnas, J. I. Simon, V. Z. Sun, E. L. Scheller, K. R. Moore, S. M. McLennan, P. M. Vasconcelos, R. C. Wiens, A. H. Treiman, L. E. Mayhew, O. Beyssac, T. V. Kizovski, N. J. Tosca, K. H. Williford, L. S. CrumplerL. W. Beegle, J. F. Bell, B. L. Ehlmann, Y. Liu, J. N. Maki, M. E. Schmidt, A. C. Allwood, H. E. F. Amundsen, R. Bhartia, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, B. C. Clark, A. Cousin, O. Forni, T. S. J. Gabriel, Y. Goreva, S. Gupta, S.-E. Hamran, C. D. K. Herd, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. R. Johnson, L. C. Kah, P. B. Kelemen, K. B. Kinch, L. Mandon, N. Mangold, C. Quantin-Nataf, M. S. Rice, P. S. Russell, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, R. Sullivan, M. Wadhwa, B. P. Weiss, A. J. Williams, B. V. Wogsland, P. A. Willis, T. A. Acosta-Maeda, P. Beck, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, A. S. Burton, E. L. Cardarelli, B. Chide, E. Clavé, E. A. Cloutis, B. A. Cohen, A. D. Czaja, V. Debaille, E. Dehouck, A. G. Fairén, D. T. Flannery, S. Z. Fleron, T. Fouchet, J. Frydenvang, B. J. Garczynski, E. F. Gibbons, E. M. Hausrath, A. G. Hayes, J. Henneke, J. L. Jørgensen, E. M. Kelly, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, J. M. Madariaga, S. Maurice, M. Merusi, P.-Y. Meslin, S. M. Milkovich, C. C. Million, R. C. Moeller, J. I. Nuñez, A. M. Ollila, G. Paar, D. A. Paige, D. A. K. Pedersen, P. Pilleri, C. Pilorget, P. C. Pinet, J. W. Rice, C. Royer, V. Sautter, M. Schulte, M. A. Sephton, S. K. Sharma, S. F. Sholes, N. Spanovich, M. St. Clair, C. D. Tate, K. Uckert, S. J. VanBommel, A. G. Yanchilina, M.-P. Zorzano

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The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, to investigate ancient lake and river deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater's sedimentary delta, finding that the floor consists of igneous rocks altered by water. The lowest exposed unit, informally named Seitah, is a coarsely crystalline olivine-rich rock, which accumulated at the base of a magma body. Magnesium-iron carbonates along grain boundaries indicate reactions with carbon dioxide-rich water under water-poor conditions. Overlying Seitah is a unit informally named Maaz, which we interpret as lava flows or the chemical complement to Seitah in a layered igneous body. Voids in these rocks contain sulfates and perchlorates, likely introduced by later near-surface brine evaporation. Core samples of these rocks have been stored aboard Perseverance for potential return to Earth.

Original language	English
Article number	eabo2196
Journal	Science
Volume	377
Issue number	6614
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0036-8075
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2196
Publication status	Published - 30 Sep 2022

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LITHOAUTOTROPHIC MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEMS
MINERAL CARBONATION
BASIN LAKES
OLIVINE
SYSTEM
DEPOSITS
BEDROCK
SURFACE
VALLEY
HALITE

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Farley, K. A., Stack, K. M., Shuster, D. L., Horgan, B. H. N., Hurowitz, J. A., Tarnas, J. D., Simon, J. I., Sun, V. Z., Scheller, E. L., Moore, K. R., McLennan, S. M., Vasconcelos, P. M., Wiens, R. C., Treiman, A. H., Mayhew, L. E., Beyssac, O., Kizovski, T. V., Tosca, N. J., Williford, K. H., ... Zorzano, M-P. (2022). Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars. Science, 377(6614), [eabo2196]. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2196

Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars. / Farley, K. A.; Stack, K. M.; Shuster, D. L.; Horgan, B. H. N.; Hurowitz, J. A.; Tarnas, J. D.; Simon, J. I.; Sun, V. Z.; Scheller, E. L.; Moore, K. R.; McLennan, S. M.; Vasconcelos, P. M.; Wiens, R. C.; Treiman, A. H.; Mayhew, L. E.; Beyssac, O.; Kizovski, T. V.; Tosca, N. J.; Williford, K. H.; Crumpler, L. S.; Beegle, L. W.; Bell, J. F.; Ehlmann, B. L.; Liu, Y.; Maki, J. N.; Schmidt, M. E.; Allwood, A. C.; Amundsen, H. E. F.; Bhartia, R.; Bosak, T.; Brown, A. J.; Clark, B. C.; Cousin, A.; Forni, O.; Gabriel, T. S. J.; Goreva, Y.; Gupta, S.; Hamran, S.-E.; Herd, C. D. K.; Hickman-Lewis, K.; Johnson, J. R.; Kah, L. C.; Kelemen, P. B.; Kinch, K. B.; Mandon, L.; Mangold, N.; Quantin-Nataf, C.; Rice, M. S.; Russell, P. S.; Sharma, S.; Siljeström, S.; Steele, A.; Sullivan, R.; Wadhwa, M.; Weiss, B. P.; Williams, A. J.; Wogsland, B. V.; Willis, P. A.; Acosta-Maeda, T. A.; Beck, P.; Benzerara, K.; Bernard, S.; Burton, A. S.; Cardarelli, E. L.; Chide, B.; Clavé, E.; Cloutis, E. A.; Cohen, B. A.; Czaja, A. D.; Debaille, V.; Dehouck, E.; Fairén, A. G.; Flannery, D. T.; Fleron, S. Z.; Fouchet, T.; Frydenvang, J.; Garczynski, B. J.; Gibbons, E. F.; Hausrath, E. M.; Hayes, A. G.; Henneke, J.; Jørgensen, J. L.; Kelly, E. M.; Lasue, J.; Le Mouélic, S.; Madariaga, J. M.; Maurice, S.; Merusi, M.; Meslin, P.-Y.; Milkovich, S. M.; Million, C. C.; Moeller, R. C.; Nuñez, J. I.; Ollila, A. M.; Paar, G.; Paige, D. A.; Pedersen, D. A. K.; Pilleri, P.; Pilorget, C.; Pinet, P. C.; Rice, J. W.; Royer, C.; Sautter, V.; Schulte, M.; Sephton, M. A.; Sharma, S. K.; Sholes, S. F.; Spanovich, N.; Clair, M. St.; Tate, C. D.; Uckert, K.; VanBommel, S. J.; Yanchilina, A. G.; Zorzano, M.-P.

In: Science, Vol. 377, No. 6614, eabo2196, 30.09.2022.

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Farley, KA, Stack, KM, Shuster, DL, Horgan, BHN, Hurowitz, JA, Tarnas, JD, Simon, JI, Sun, VZ, Scheller, EL, Moore, KR, McLennan, SM, Vasconcelos, PM, Wiens, RC, Treiman, AH, Mayhew, LE, Beyssac, O, Kizovski, TV, Tosca, NJ, Williford, KH, Crumpler, LS, Beegle, LW, Bell, JF, Ehlmann, BL, Liu, Y, Maki, JN, Schmidt, ME, Allwood, AC, Amundsen, HEF, Bhartia, R, Bosak, T, Brown, AJ, Clark, BC, Cousin, A, Forni, O, Gabriel, TSJ, Goreva, Y, Gupta, S, Hamran, S-E, Herd, CDK, Hickman-Lewis, K, Johnson, JR, Kah, LC, Kelemen, PB, Kinch, KB, Mandon, L, Mangold, N, Quantin-Nataf, C, Rice, MS, Russell, PS, Sharma, S, Siljeström, S, Steele, A, Sullivan, R, Wadhwa, M, Weiss, BP, Williams, AJ, Wogsland, BV, Willis, PA, Acosta-Maeda, TA, Beck, P, Benzerara, K, Bernard, S, Burton, AS, Cardarelli, EL, Chide, B, Clavé, E, Cloutis, EA, Cohen, BA, Czaja, AD, Debaille, V, Dehouck, E, Fairén, AG, Flannery, DT, Fleron, SZ, Fouchet, T, Frydenvang, J, Garczynski, BJ, Gibbons, EF, Hausrath, EM, Hayes, AG, Henneke, J, Jørgensen, JL, Kelly, EM, Lasue, J, Le Mouélic, S, Madariaga, JM, Maurice, S, Merusi, M, Meslin, P-Y, Milkovich, SM, Million, CC, Moeller, RC, Nuñez, JI, Ollila, AM, Paar, G, Paige, DA, Pedersen, DAK, Pilleri, P, Pilorget, C, Pinet, PC, Rice, JW, Royer, C, Sautter, V, Schulte, M, Sephton, MA, Sharma, SK, Sholes, SF, Spanovich, N, Clair, MS, Tate, CD, Uckert, K, VanBommel, SJ, Yanchilina, AG & Zorzano, M-P 2022, 'Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars', Science, vol. 377, no. 6614, eabo2196. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2196

Farley, K. A. ; Stack, K. M. ; Shuster, D. L. ; Horgan, B. H. N. ; Hurowitz, J. A. ; Tarnas, J. D. ; Simon, J. I. ; Sun, V. Z. ; Scheller, E. L. ; Moore, K. R. ; McLennan, S. M. ; Vasconcelos, P. M. ; Wiens, R. C. ; Treiman, A. H. ; Mayhew, L. E. ; Beyssac, O. ; Kizovski, T. V. ; Tosca, N. J. ; Williford, K. H. ; Crumpler, L. S. ; Beegle, L. W. ; Bell, J. F. ; Ehlmann, B. L. ; Liu, Y. ; Maki, J. N. ; Schmidt, M. E. ; Allwood, A. C. ; Amundsen, H. E. F. ; Bhartia, R. ; Bosak, T. ; Brown, A. J. ; Clark, B. C. ; Cousin, A. ; Forni, O. ; Gabriel, T. S. J. ; Goreva, Y. ; Gupta, S. ; Hamran, S.-E. ; Herd, C. D. K. ; Hickman-Lewis, K. ; Johnson, J. R. ; Kah, L. C. ; Kelemen, P. B. ; Kinch, K. B. ; Mandon, L. ; Mangold, N. ; Quantin-Nataf, C. ; Rice, M. S. ; Russell, P. S. ; Sharma, S. ; Siljeström, S. ; Steele, A. ; Sullivan, R. ; Wadhwa, M. ; Weiss, B. P. ; Williams, A. J. ; Wogsland, B. V. ; Willis, P. A. ; Acosta-Maeda, T. A. ; Beck, P. ; Benzerara, K. ; Bernard, S. ; Burton, A. S. ; Cardarelli, E. L. ; Chide, B. ; Clavé, E. ; Cloutis, E. A. ; Cohen, B. A. ; Czaja, A. D. ; Debaille, V. ; Dehouck, E. ; Fairén, A. G. ; Flannery, D. T. ; Fleron, S. Z. ; Fouchet, T. ; Frydenvang, J. ; Garczynski, B. J. ; Gibbons, E. F. ; Hausrath, E. M. ; Hayes, A. G. ; Henneke, J. ; Jørgensen, J. L. ; Kelly, E. M. ; Lasue, J. ; Le Mouélic, S. ; Madariaga, J. M. ; Maurice, S. ; Merusi, M. ; Meslin, P.-Y. ; Milkovich, S. M. ; Million, C. C. ; Moeller, R. C. ; Nuñez, J. I. ; Ollila, A. M. ; Paar, G. ; Paige, D. A. ; Pedersen, D. A. K. ; Pilleri, P. ; Pilorget, C. ; Pinet, P. C. ; Rice, J. W. ; Royer, C. ; Sautter, V. ; Schulte, M. ; Sephton, M. A. ; Sharma, S. K. ; Sholes, S. F. ; Spanovich, N. ; Clair, M. St. ; Tate, C. D. ; Uckert, K. ; VanBommel, S. J. ; Yanchilina, A. G. ; Zorzano, M.-P. / Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars. In: Science. 2022 ; Vol. 377, No. 6614.

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