Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars

Christian Schröder; Phil A. Bland; Matthew P. Golombek; James W. Ashley; Nicholas H. Warner; John A. Grant

doi:10.1038/ncomms13459

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars

Christian Schröder,
Phil A. Bland,
Matthew P. Golombek,
James W. Ashley,
Nicholas H. Warner,
John A. Grant

Affiliations

Christian Schröder: Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling
Phil A. Bland: Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University
Matthew P. Golombek: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
James W. Ashley: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Nicholas H. Warner: Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Geneseo
John A. Grant: Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13459
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Little is known about the impacts of Mars’ contemporary dryness on weathering processes. Here, using iron oxidation estimates from the Mars Rover Opportunity, the authors quantify chemical weathering rates for Mars, finding appreciably slower rates compared with the lowest values on Earth.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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