Category:Light-toned materials on Mars

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Light-toned materials on Mars are found in layers, on the surface, and shaped into features called yardangs. They are sometimes associated with clays and hydrated minerals, especially sulfates. Hydrated minerals were formed in the presence of water, so they mark where water once existed. .[1] [2] [3] [4]

  1. Weitz, C. et al. 2017. LIGHT-TONED MATERIALS OF MELAS CHASMA: EVIDENCE FOR THEIR FORMATION ON MARS. Lunar and Planetary Science XLVIII (2017) 2794.pdf
  2. Weitz C., et al. 2015. Icarus: 251: 291-314
  3. Weitz, C. 2016. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2016, 121(5): 805-835.
  4. Bishop, J., et al. 2013. What the ancient phyllosilicates at Mawrth Vallis can tell us about possible habitability on early Mars. Planetary and Sapce Science: 86, 130-149.

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