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    The formation of carbonates on Mars have been suggested based on evidence of the presence of liquid water and atmospheric carbon dioxide in the planet's...
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    produced carbonates on the planet. The carbonates removed (leached) greenhouse gases, water vapor, and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbonates still...
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    ammonium carbonates are water-soluble salts, but carbonates of 2+ and 3+ ions are often poorly soluble in water. Of the insoluble metal carbonates, CaCO3...
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  • astronomy portal Carbonates on Mars – Overview of the presence of carbonates on Mars Chloride-bearing deposits on Mars Composition of Mars – Branch of the...
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    brought to the surface. While there are carbonates on Mars, and these are expected to include sodium carbonate, deposits have yet to be confirmed, this...
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    rover on Mars (August 1, 2013) (3-D). Carbonates on Mars Chloride-bearing deposits on Mars Columbia Hills (Mars) Geology of Mars Groundwater on Mars List...
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    in minerals, called carbonates. However, despite the use of many orbiting instruments that looked for carbonates, very few carbonate deposits have been...
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  • human colonization of Mars." Areography (geography of Mars) Astrobotany – Study of plants grown in spacecraft Carbonates on Mars Chemical gardening – Demonstration...
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    Magnesite (category Carbonate minerals)
    and on planet Mars itself. Magnesite was identified on Mars using infrared spectroscopy from satellite orbit. Near Jezero Crater, Mg-carbonates have...
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    hypercalcemia and digestive issues. Calcium carbonate shares the typical properties of other carbonates. Notably it reacts with acids, releasing carbonic...
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    disaster. Carbonates on Mars Chloride-bearing deposits on Mars Colonization of Mars Composition of Mars Geology of Mars Glaciers on Mars Gravity of Mars Groundwater...
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    quadrangle Carbonates on Mars Composition of Mars Gale Crater Geology of Mars List of rocks on Mars Martian regolith simulant Mineralogy of Mars Scientific...
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    Huygens taken with THEMIS. Carbonates (calcium or iron carbonates) were discovered in a crater on the rim of Huygens. The impact on the rim exposed material...
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    carbonates in ALH84001 were precipitated at a temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) with water and carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere. The carbonate carbon...
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    Mudstone (redirect from Carbonate mudstone)
    silicate minerals. The NASA Curiosity rover has found deposits of mudstone on Mars that contain organic substances such as propane, benzene and toluene. There...
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    terraforming the planet. Currently, only robotic landers and rovers have been on Mars. The farthest humans have been beyond Earth is the Moon, under the U.S...
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    extensive deposits of buried carbonates on Mars. However, a study by CRISM scientists estimated that all of the carbonate rock on Mars holds less than the present...
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    Sol (borrowed from the Latin word for sun) is a solar day on Mars; that is, a Mars-day. A sol is the apparent interval between two successive returns of...
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    minerals include many carbonates, some sulfates (e.g., anhydrite), and metallic oxides such as the iron oxide mineral hematite. On Mars, a few of these weathering...
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    evidence of carbonate minerals on the surface as remnants from oceanic sedimentation. An abundance of carbonates has yet to be detected by the Mars space missions...
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    The atmosphere of Mars is the layer of gases surrounding Mars. It is primarily composed of carbon dioxide (95%), molecular nitrogen (2.85%), and argon...
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    The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as...
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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red...
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    Sinus quadrangle, as seen by HiRISE. Areography (geography of Mars) Carbonates on Mars Chemical gardening – Demonstration of metallic salts crystallizationPages...
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    NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission was a robotic space mission involving two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It...
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    Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by...
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    The Mars monolith is a rectangular object (possibly a boulder) discovered on the surface of Mars. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took pictures of it from...
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    proposed for the planet Mars. The most commonly seen in the scientific literature denotes the time of year as the number of degrees on its orbit from the northward...
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    colonization of Mars humans would inhabit Martian territory and exploit resources there, possibly enabling the settlement of Mars. Most Mars colonization...
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    to colonize Mars. The main element of this ambition is the plan to establish a self-sustained large scale settlement and colony on Mars, claiming self-determination...
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