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Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars
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Caption:
Sulfates are found overlying clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater, a depression that likely hosted a lake in the past. Sulfate salt deposits ring the crater like a bathtub ring and were deposited after the clays, as the lake dried out. The image combines information from two instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars and the Context Camera. (Reference: Wray et al ., 2011.)
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) | Context Camera (CTX) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2011-11-21 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA15099 | |
| Identifier | PIA15099 | |
