A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone presence of water, an important ingredient for life ...
“We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt best fits the minerals seen by spacecraft at Mars.” Ferrihydrite typically ...
Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...
In recent decades, interest in the study of basalt volcanic rocks has increased both in terms ... At the same time, secondary minerals in volcanic rocks, such as carbonates, zeolites, and ...
The study shows that the basalt composition in both the far-side ... As the magma ocean cooled and crystallized, lower-density minerals rose to form the lunar crust, while higher-density minerals ...