Noachian Impact Ejecta on Murray Ridge and Pre-impact Rocks on Wdowiak
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RIDGE, ENDEAVOUR CRATER, MARS: OPPORTUNITY OBSERVATIONS. D. W. Mittlefehldt1, R. Gellert2, D. W. Ming1, R. V. Morris1, C. Schröder3, A. S. Yen4, W. H. Farrand5, R. E. Arvidson6, B. J. Franklin4, J. A. Grant7, K. E. Herkenhoff8, B. L. Jolliff6 and the Athena Science Team. 1NASA/Johnson Space Center, ([email protected]), 2University of Guelph, 3University of Stirling, 4JPL/Caltech, 5Space Science Institute, 6Washington University in Saint Louis, 7Smithsonian Institution, NASM CEPS, 8U.S.G.S., Astrogeology Science Center.
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