Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars-implications for organic geochemistry
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Journal Article
Abstract
The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, in February 2021. We used the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument to perform deep-ultraviolet Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy of three rocks within the crater. We identify evidence for two distinct ancient aqueous environments at different times. Reactions with liquid water formed carbonates in an olivine-rich igneous rock. A sulfate-perchlorate mixture is present in the rocks, which probably formed by later modifications of the rocks by brine. Fluorescence signatures consistent with aromatic organic compounds occur throughout these rocks and are preserved in minerals related to both aqueous environments.
Date Issued
2022-12-09
Date Acceptance
2022-11-14
Citation
Science, 2022, 378 (6624), pp.1105-1110
ISSN
0036-8075
Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
Start Page
1105
End Page
1110
Journal / Book Title
Science
Volume
378
Issue
6624
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2022 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works https://www.sciencemag.org/about/science-licenses-journal-article-reuse. This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science on 378, 6624, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo5204
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
GALE CRATER
IDENTIFICATION
PERCHLORATE
CARBON
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-11-23