a, MOC map of Mawrth Vallis with OMEGA phyllosilicate mineral indicators 10 for Fe/Mg phyllosilicates (blue) and Al phyllosilicates (green). b, CTX image of the red box from a, with a superimposed ...

Clay minerals collected in Gale Crater on Mars suggests the Red Planet may have been habitable for up to a million of years. Scientists analyzed clay samples collected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity ...

New theory suggests Mars was once cold and wet. by Bob Yirka , Phys.org ...

The phyllosilicate-containing rocks on Mars therefore preserve a unique record of liquid water ... "The minerals present in Mars' ancient crust show a variety of wet environments," says John ...

Selecting Next Mars Rover Landing Site With Minerals In Mind Date: October 23, 2007 Source: Johns Hopkins University Summary: Scientists scouting potential landing sites for NASA's next Mars rover ...

Ancient Mars Had Widespread Water, Potential To Support Life Date: July 16, 2008 Source: Johns Hopkins University Summary: Mars once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet ...

When most folks imagine the asteroids, they likely picture chunk of rocky rubble, maybe mixed in with some metals based on distant observations and flybys.They shouldn't be very complicated because ...

Deposits of the stuff are primarily composed of infertile phyllosilicate minerals and water. But as the new study proposes, early clay hydrogel may have provided an effective living space for ...

Muscovite mica is a common layered phyllosilicate mineral with perfect cleavage planes. These atomically flat surfaces are ideal for studying minerals and clays using scanning probe techniques with ...