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Geologic setting of serpentine deposits on Mars
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Serpentine, recently discovered on Mars using Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data, is uncommon but found in three geologic settings: (1) in mélange terrains at the Claritas Rise and the Nili Fossae, (2) associated with a few southern highlands impact craters, and (3) associated with a regional olivine‐rich stratigraphic unit near the Isidis basin. Any presently active serpentinization processes would be occurring beneath the surface and mineral products would not be apparent with surface and orbital data; however, finding serpentine in several Noachian terrains indicates active serpentinization processes in Mars' past. Important implications are the past production of magnetite, which may contribute to chemical remnant magnetization of Mars' crust, and production of H 2, which is a suitable energy source for chemosynthetic microbial life.
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“There is evidence that serpentinization once occurred on Mars and is likely still occurring on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, providing a perspective on serpentinization as a source of reductants, catalysts and chemical disequilibrium for life on other worlds.”
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“On Mars ultramafic and serpentinized rocks have been found, with the olivine on Mars having an even higher iron content than that found on Earth (Hoefen et al., 2003; Christensen et al., 2004; Ehlmann et al., 2010; Holm et al., 2015; Tutolo and Tosca, 2023).”
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- Authors
- Ehlmann, B. L., Mustard, J. F., & Murchie, S. L.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Venue
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2010-03
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2235
- ISSN
- 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-8007
- OpenAlex
- W1752008511
- Cited by
- 383
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 9.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion)
- CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- LPI
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Keywords
- serpentine, serpentinization, Mars, Nili Fossae, impact craters, Isidis basin, Noachian, magnetite, remanent magnetization, hydrogen production
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