Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

D.W. Ming; P.D. Archer Jr.; D.P. Glavin; J.L. Eigenbrode; H.B. Franz; B. Sutter; A.E. Brunner; J.C. Stern; C. Freissinet; A.C. McAdam; P.R. Mahaffy; M. Cabane; P. Coll; Campbell J.L.; S.K. Atreya; P.B. Niles; J.F. Bell III; D.L. Bish; W.B. Brinckerhoff; A. Buch; P.G. Conrad; D.J. Des Marais; B.L. Ehlmann; A.G. Fairén; K. Farley; G.J. Flesch; P. François; R. Gellert; J.A. Grant; J.P. Grotzinger; S Gupta; K.E. Herkenhoff; J.A. Hurowitz; L.A. Leshin; K.W. Lewis; Scott M. McLennan; K. E. Miller; J. Moersch; R. V. Morris; Rafael Navarro‐González; Alexander A. Pavlov; G. M.  Perrett; Irina Pradler; S. W. Squyres; R. E. Summons; A. Steele; E.M. Stolper; D. Y. Sumner; C. Szopa; MSL Science Team

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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

D.W. Ming^*, P.D. Archer Jr., D.P. Glavin, J.L. Eigenbrode, H.B. Franz, B. Sutter, A.E. Brunner, J.C. Stern, C. Freissinet, A.C. McAdam, P.R. Mahaffy, M. Cabane, P. Coll, Campbell J.L., S.K. Atreya, P.B. Niles, J.F. Bell III, D.L. Bish, W.B. Brinckerhoff, A. BuchP.G. Conrad, D.J. Des Marais, B.L. Ehlmann, A.G. Fairén, K. Farley, G.J. Flesch, P. François, R. Gellert, J.A. Grant, J.P. Grotzinger, S Gupta, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Hurowitz, L.A. Leshin, K.W. Lewis, Scott M. McLennan, K. E. Miller, J. Moersch, R. V. Morris, Rafael Navarro‐González, Alexander A. Pavlov, G. M. Perrett, Irina Pradler, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Summons, A. Steele, E.M. Stolper, D. Y. Sumner, C. Szopa, MSL Science Team

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H2O, CO2, SO2, O2, H2, H2S, HCl, chlorinated hydrocarbons, NO, and other trace gases were evolved during pyrolysis of two mudstone samples acquired by the Curiosity rover at Yellowknife Bay within Gale crater, Mars. H2O/OH-bearing phases included 2:1 phyllosilicate(s), bassanite, akaganeite, and amorphous materials. Thermal decomposition of carbonates and combustion of organic materials are candidate sources for the CO2. Concurrent evolution of O2 and chlorinated hydrocarbons suggests the presence of oxychlorine phase(s). Sulfides are likely sources for sulfur-bearing species. Higher abundances of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the mudstone compared with Rocknest windblown materials previously analyzed by Curiosity suggest that indigenous martian or meteoritic organic carbon sources may be preserved in the mudstone; however, the carbon source for the chlorinated hydrocarbons is not definitively of martian origin.

Original language	English
Article number	1245267
Number of pages	10
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6169
Early online date	9 Dec 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2014

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Ming, D. W., Jr., P. D. A., Glavin, D. P., Eigenbrode, J. L., Franz, H. B., Sutter, B., Brunner, A. E., Stern, J. C., Freissinet, C., McAdam, A. C., Mahaffy, P. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., J.L., C., Atreya, S. K., Niles, P. B., III, J. F. B., Bish, D. L., Brinckerhoff, W. B., ... MSL Science Team (2014). Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), [1245267]. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267

Ming, DW, Jr., PDA, Glavin, DP, Eigenbrode, JL, Franz, HB, Sutter, B, Brunner, AE, Stern, JC, Freissinet, C, McAdam, AC, Mahaffy, PR, Cabane, M, Coll, P, J.L., C, Atreya, SK, Niles, PB, III, JFB, Bish, DL, Brinckerhoff, WB, Buch, A, Conrad, PG, Marais, DJD, Ehlmann, BL, Fairén, AG, Farley, K, Flesch, GJ, François, P, Gellert, R, Grant, JA, Grotzinger, JP, Gupta, S, Herkenhoff, KE, Hurowitz, JA, Leshin, LA, Lewis, KW, McLennan, SM, Miller, KE, Moersch, J, Morris, RV, Navarro‐González, R, Pavlov, AA, Perrett, GM, Pradler, I, Squyres, SW, Summons, RE, Steele, A, Stolper, EM, Sumner, DY, Szopa, C & MSL Science Team 2014, 'Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars', Science, vol. 343, no. 6169, 1245267. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267

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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

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