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A Mastcam Multispectral Investigation Of Rock Variability In Gale Crater, Mars: Implications For Alteration In The Clay-Sulfate Transition Of Mount Sharp, Alivia Eng
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The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has explored over 650 m of strata since landing in 2012. After leaving Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR), the rover traversed though the phyllosilicate-rich region, Glen Torridon, and the Mg-sulfate-bearing strata that lies above it, with excursions onto the Greenheugh Pediment and Amapari Marker Band. These unique stratigraphic units were investigated using Curiosity's instrument suite which includes the Mast Camera (Mastcam) pair of multispectral imagers. Mastcam’s narrowband filters are sensitive to iron-bearing phases and some hydrated minerals. We used Mastcam spectra, in combination with chemical data from Curiosity’s CheMin, APXS and ChemCam instruments, to assess …