Tag: UMass Amherst
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UMass Team Identifies New Mars Mineral, Hints at Past Life
Discovery of a New Mars Mineral A team of international planetary scientists, including researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has identified a mineral on Mars that researchers are calling ferric hydroxysulfate. The finding, described in Nature Communications, marks a notable advance in the study of Martian mineralogy and its link to the planet’s watery…
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UMass Team Helps Identify Mars Mineral Ferric Hydroxysulfate, Hints at Past Life
UMass Amherst Researchers Help Uncover a New Mars Mineral Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of an international team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, ferric hydroxysulfate, described in Nature Communications. The discovery, announced after careful analysis of both remote sensing data and rock samples, provides a fresh window into…
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Massachusetts Team Identifies Mars Mineral Ferric Hydroxysulfate, Hinting at Past Life
New Martian Mineral: Ferric Hydroxysulfate AMHERST, Mass.—A multinational team that includes researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified a new mineral on Mars, ferric hydroxysulfate, reported in Nature Communications. The mineral’s discovery adds a fresh piece to the puzzle of Mars’ geologic and chemical history and offers a tangible link to environments that…