Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars—implications for organic geochemistry
Number of Authors: 662022 (English)In: Science, ISSN 0036-8075, E-ISSN 1095-9203, Vol. 378, no 6624, p. 1105-1110Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, in February 2021. We used the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument to perform deep-ultraviolet Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy of three rocks within the crater. We identify evidence for two distinct ancient aqueous environments at different times. Reactions with liquid water formed carbonates in an olivine-rich igneous rock. A sulfate-perchlorate mixture is present in the rocks, which probably formed by later modifications of the rocks by brine. Fluorescence signatures consistent with aromatic organic compounds occur throughout these rocks and are preserved in minerals related to both aqueous environments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022. Vol. 378, no 6624, p. 1105-1110
Keywords [en]
aromatic compound, carbonic acid, carbonic acid derivative, iron, magnesium, mineral, perchlorate, phosphate, sulfate, water, crater, fluorescence spectroscopy, igneous rock, instrumentation, Mars, organic geochemistry, Raman spectroscopy, aqueous solution, Article, astronomy, chemical composition, chemical modification, chemical reaction, concentration (parameter), evidence based practice, fluorescence analysis, geochemistry, high temperature, hydration, low temperature, oxidation, precipitation, Raman spectrometry, rock, synthesis
National Category
Geology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-62575DOI: 10.1126/science.abo5204Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85143644607OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-62575DiVA, id: diva2:1729416
2023-01-202023-01-202023-06-07Bibliographically approved