Geochemistry of Martian basalts with constraints on magma genesis

J Filiberto - Chemical Geology, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Over the past decade, our knowledge of the geochemical and mineralogical diversity of
Martian rocks has greatly increased. Rocks on the surface of Mars are older than most …

What Martian meteorites reveal about the interior and surface of Mars

A Udry, GH Howarth, CDK Herd, JMD Day, TJ Lapen… - 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Martian meteorites are the only direct samples from Mars, thus far. Currently, there are a total
of 262 individual samples originating from at least 11 ejection events. Geochemical …

A Mars 2020 Perseverance SuperCam Perspective on the Igneous Nature of the Máaz Formation at Jezero Crater and Link With Séítah, Mars

A Udry, A Ostwald, V Sautter, A Cousin… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The Máaz formation consists of the first lithologies in Jezero crater analyzed by the Mars
2020 Perseverance rover. This formation, investigated from Sols (Martian days) 1 to 201 and …

New olivine morphologies in shergottites reveal complex thermal histories of martian magmas

SA Eckley, RA Ketcham, Y Liu, A Udry… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Petrogenetic models of martian magmas reflect the compositional, thermal, and
geodynamical evolution of its interior. Most models for shergottite meteorites, which sampled …

Mantle source to near-surface emplacement of enriched and intermediate poikilitic shergottites in Mars

RR Rahib, A Udry, GH Howarth, J Gross… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Poikilitic shergottites make up> 20% of the current martian meteorite collection, with a total of
27 samples. These meteorites are intrusive gabbroic to lherzolitic rocks and represent …

Synchronising rock clocks of Mars' history: Resolving the shergottite 40Ar/39Ar age paradox

BE Cohen, DF Mark, WS Cassata, LM Kalnins… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The shergottites are the most abundant and diverse group of Martian meteorites and provide
unique insights into the mafic volcanic and igneous history of Mars. Their ages, however …

Crystallization history of enriched shergottites from Fe and Mg isotope fractionation in olivine megacrysts

M Collinet, B Charlier, O Namur, M Oeser… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Martian meteorites are the only samples available from the surface of Mars. Among them,
olivine-phyric shergottites are basalts containing large zoned olivine crystals with highly …

Shergottite northwest Africa 6963: A pyroxene‐cumulate Martian gabbro

J Filiberto, J Gross, A Udry, J Trela… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Northwest Africa (NWA) 6963 was found in Guelmim‐Es‐Semara, Morocco, and based on
its bulk chemistry and oxygen isotopes, it was classified as a Martian meteorite. On the basis …

Emplacement of shergottites in the Martian crust inferred from three‐dimensional petrofabric and crystal size distribution analyses

SA Eckley, RA Ketcham, Y Liu, J Gross… - … & Planetary Science, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Shergottites are mafic to ultramafic igneous rocks that represent the majority of known
Martian meteorites. They are subdivided into gabbroic, poikilitic, basaltic, and olivine–phyric …

Determination of the water content and D/H ratio of the martian mantle by unraveling degassing and crystallization effects in nakhlites

AH Peslier, R Hervig, S Yang, M Humayun… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Knowing the distribution and origin of water in terrestrial planets is crucial to understand
their formation, evolution and the source of their atmospheres and surface water. The …