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; J.L. Campbell; 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. Francois; R. Gellert; J.A. Grant; J.P. Grotzinger; S. Gupta; K.E. Herkenhoff; J.A. Hurowitz; L.A. Leshin; K.W. Lewis; S.M. McLennan; K.E. Miller; J. Moersch; R.V. Morris; R. Navarro-González; A.A. Pavlov; G.M. Perrett; I. Pradler; S.W. Squyres; R.E. Summons; A. Steele; E.M. Stolper; D.Y. Sumner; C. Szopa; S. Teinturier; M.G. Trainer; A.H. Treiman; D.T. Vaniman; A.R. Vasavada; C.R. Webster; J.J. Wray; R.A. Yingst; the 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, J.L. Campbell, 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. Francois, R. Gellert, J.A. Grant, J.P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Hurowitz, L.A. Leshin, K.W. Lewis, S.M. McLennan, K.E. Miller, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, R. Navarro-González, A.A. Pavlov, G.M. Perrett, I. Pradler, S.W. Squyres, R.E. Summons, A. Steele, E.M. Stolper, D.Y. Sumner, C. Szopa, S. Teinturier, M.G. Trainer, A.H. Treiman, D.T. Vaniman, A.R. Vasavada, C.R. Webster, J.J. Wray, R.A. Yingst, the 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
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6169
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1245267
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Ming, D. W., Archer Jr., P. D., 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., Campbell, J. L., Atreya, S. K., Niles, P. B., Bell III, J. F., Bish, D. L., Brinckerhoff, W. B., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), 1-9. Article 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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