Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in Indonesia

Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in Indonesia Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 - In their GSA Bulletin article published online last week, Timothy A. Goudge and colleagues detail the clay mineralogy of sediment from Lake Towuti, Indonesia, using a technique called visible to near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy. VNIR measures the signature of reflected light from a sample across a larger wavelength range than just visible light. At Lake Towuti, the spectral record shows distinc ... more

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