Germanium Enrichments in Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars: Constraining the Timing of Alteration and Character of the Protolith
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CONSTRAINING THE TIMING OF ALTERATION AND CHARACTER OF THE PROTOLITH J.A. Berger, M.E. Schmidt, R. Gellert, J.L. Campbell, N.I. Boyd, B.E. Elliott, M.R. Fisk, P.L. King, D.W. Ming, G.M. Perrett, L.M. Thompson, S.J. VanBommel, A. Yen. Western University, London, ON, CAN, jeffberger@cpsx.uwo.ca; Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, CAN; University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CAN; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, CAN; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AUS; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; CalTech, Pasadena, CA.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015