Context of Carbonate Rocks in Heavily Eroded Martian Terrain

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Context of Carbonate Rocks in Heavily Eroded Martian Terrain

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The color coding on this CRISM composite image of an area on Mars is based on infrared spectral information interpreted as evidence of various minerals present. Carbonate, which is indicative of a wet and non-acidic history, occurs in very small patches.
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18/12/2008
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