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. Núñez; 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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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. Núñez, 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 Séítah, 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 Séítah is a unit informally named Máaz, which we interpret as lava flows or the chemical complement to Séítah 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	1512
Journal	Science
Volume	377
Issue number	6614
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2196
State	Published - Sep 30 2022

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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), Article 1512. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2196

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AU - Stack, K. M.

AU - Shuster, D. L.

AU - Horgan, B. H.N.

AU - Hurowitz, J. A.

AU - Tarnas, J. D.

AU - Simon, J. I.

AU - Sun, V. Z.

AU - Scheller, E. L.

AU - Moore, K. R.

AU - McLennan, S. M.

AU - Vasconcelos, P. M.

AU - Wiens, R. C.

AU - Treiman, A. H.

AU - Mayhew, L. E.

AU - Beyssac, O.

AU - Kizovski, T. V.

AU - Tosca, N. J.

AU - Williford, K. H.

AU - Crumpler, L. S.

AU - Beegle, L. W.

AU - Bell, J. F.

AU - Ehlmann, B. L.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Maki, J. N.

AU - Schmidt, M. E.

AU - Allwood, A. C.

AU - Amundsen, H. E.F.

AU - Bhartia, R.

AU - Bosak, T.

AU - Brown, A. J.

AU - Clark, B. C.

AU - Cousin, A.

AU - Forni, O.

AU - Gabriel, T. S.J.

AU - Goreva, Y.

AU - Gupta, S.

AU - Hamran, S. E.

AU - Herd, C. D.K.

AU - Hickman-Lewis, K.

AU - Johnson, J. R.

AU - Kah, L. C.

AU - Kelemen, P. B.

AU - Kinch, K. B.

AU - Mandon, L.

AU - Mangold, N.

AU - Quantin-Nataf, C.

AU - Rice, M. S.

AU - Russell, P. S.

AU - Sharma, S.

AU - Siljeström, S.

AU - Steele, A.

AU - Sullivan, R.

AU - Wadhwa, M.

AU - Weiss, B. P.

AU - Williams, A. J.

AU - Wogsland, B. V.

AU - Willis, P. A.

AU - Acosta-Maeda, T. A.

AU - Beck, P.

AU - Benzerara, K.

AU - Bernard, S.

AU - Burton, A. S.

AU - Cardarelli, E. L.

AU - Chide, B.

AU - Clavé, E.

AU - Cloutis, E. A.

AU - Cohen, B. A.

AU - Czaja, A. D.

AU - Debaille, V.

AU - Dehouck, E.

AU - Fairén, A. G.

AU - Flannery, D. T.

AU - Fleron, S. Z.

AU - Fouchet, T.

AU - Frydenvang, J.

AU - Garczynski, B. J.

AU - Gibbons, E. F.

AU - Hausrath, E. M.

AU - Hayes, A. G.

AU - Henneke, J.

AU - Jørgensen, J. L.

AU - Kelly, E. M.

AU - Lasue, J.

AU - Le Mouélic, S.

AU - Madariaga, J. M.

AU - Maurice, S.

AU - Merusi, M.

AU - Meslin, P. Y.

AU - Milkovich, S. M.

AU - Million, C. C.

AU - Moeller, R. C.

AU - Núñez, J. I.

AU - Ollila, A. M.

AU - Paar, G.

AU - Paige, D. A.

AU - Pedersen, D. A.K.

AU - Pilleri, P.

AU - Pilorget, C.

AU - Pinet, P. C.

AU - Rice, J. W.

AU - Royer, C.

AU - Sautter, V.

AU - Schulte, M.

AU - Sephton, M. A.

AU - Sharma, S. K.

AU - Sholes, S. F.

AU - Spanovich, N.

AU - Clair, M. ST

AU - Tate, C. D.

AU - Uckert, K.

AU - VanBommel, S. J.

AU - Yanchilina, A. G.

AU - Zorzano, M. P.

PY - 2022/9/30

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N2 - 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 Séítah, 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 Séítah is a unit informally named Máaz, which we interpret as lava flows or the chemical complement to Séítah 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.

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

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