Crustal Differentiation on Mars: Insights from Rocks Analyzed by the MER Rover Spirit

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Jul 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007lpico1353.3181n&link_type=abstract

Seventh International Conference on Mars, held July 9-13, 2007 in Pasadena, California, LPI Contribution No. 1353, p.3181

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We propose that the formation of the secondary crust on Mars involved
chemical stratification due to magma fractionation during ascent and
that the shallow crust may be more Fe-rich and silica-poor than the
cumulus mineral-enriched lower crust.

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