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Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars

Williford, Kenneth H. and Farley, Kenneth A. and Horgan, Briony H.N. and Garczynski, Brad and Treiman, Allan H. and Gupta, Sanjeev and Jones, Alexander J. and Siljeström, Sandra and Clave, Elise and Mayhew, Lisa and Osterhout, Jeffrey T. and Ravanis, Eleni and Stack, Kathryn M. and Fagents, Sarah and Bedford, Candice C. and Bosak, Tanja and Bykov, Sergei V. and Flannery, David and Hand, Kevin P. and Jones, Michael W. M. and Kah, Linda and Klidaras, Athanasios and Maki, Justin and Mandon, Lucia and Mansbach, Elias and McCubbin, Francis M. and Simon, Justin I. and Srivastava, Anushree and Uckert, Kyle and Wiens, Roger C. and Alwmark, Sanna and Aramendia, Julene and Barnes, Robert and Beck, Pierre and Bell, James F. and Bernard, Sylvain and Bhartia, Rohit and Bramble, Michael S. and Brown, Adrian J. and Broz, Adrian and Buckner, Denise and Catling, David C. and Cloutis, Edward and Connell, Stephanie and Corpolongo, Andrea and Czaja, Andrew D. and Dehouck, Erwin and Fornaro, Teresa and Forni, Olivier and Haney, Nikole C. and Hickman-Lewis, Keyron and Hug, William and Koeppel, Ari and Madariaga, Juan Manuel and Martínez-Frías, Jesús and Núñez, Jorge I. and Orenstein, Brendan J. and Phua, Yu Yu and Pilorget, Cedric and Randazzo, Nicolas and Royer, Clément and Scheller, Eva L. and Schmitz, Nicole and Schröder, Susanne and Sephton, Mark A. and Sharma, Shiv and Sharma, Sunanda and Shuster, David and Sinclair, Kimberly P. and Steele, Andrew and Tate, Christian and Weiss, Benjamin and Williams, Amy J. and Wolf, Z. Uriah and Yingst, R. Aileen (2025) Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars. Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.adu8264. ISSN 0036-8075.

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adu8264

Abstract

The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater on Mars, which once contained a lake of liquid water. We report the rock properties encountered by Perseverance during a ten-kilometer traverse extending over 400 meters in elevation, from beneath Jezero's western sedimentary fan to the upper crater rim. These rocks consist of coarse-grained olivine, magnesium- and iron-carbonates, silica, and phyllosilicates, including some of the oldest materials exposed within Jezero. We infer these rocks formed by olivine accumulation in an igneous system of layered intrusions, followed by exposure to water and carbon dioxide that caused extensive carbonation of the silicate minerals. Aqueous alteroverlingation is more pronounced at lower elevations. Higher elevation exposures on the crater rim appear similar to olivine-rich rocks distributed over the wider Nili Fossae region.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/221447/
Document Type:Article
Title:Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Williford, Kenneth H.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-408XUNSPECIFIED
Farley, Kenneth A.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7846-7546UNSPECIFIED
Horgan, Briony H.N.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-9724UNSPECIFIED
Garczynski, BradUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-3675UNSPECIFIED
Treiman, Allan H.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839UNSPECIFIED
Gupta, SanjeevUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-1332UNSPECIFIED
Jones, Alexander J.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-4752-4543UNSPECIFIED
Siljeström, SandraUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4975-6074UNSPECIFIED
Clave, Eliseelise.clave (at) dlr.deUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mayhew, LisaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-1434UNSPECIFIED
Osterhout, Jeffrey T.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8523-0072UNSPECIFIED
Ravanis, EleniUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-4341UNSPECIFIED
Stack, Kathryn M.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3444-6695UNSPECIFIED
Fagents, SarahUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3943-3335UNSPECIFIED
Bedford, Candice C.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-1064UNSPECIFIED
Bosak, TanjaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5179-5323UNSPECIFIED
Bykov, Sergei V.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-0027UNSPECIFIED
Flannery, DavidUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-496XUNSPECIFIED
Hand, Kevin P.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-9426UNSPECIFIED
Jones, Michael W. M.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0720-8715UNSPECIFIED
Kah, LindaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7172-2033UNSPECIFIED
Klidaras, AthanasiosUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-7231-8443UNSPECIFIED
Maki, JustinUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-0343UNSPECIFIED
Mandon, LuciaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-0742UNSPECIFIED
Mansbach, EliasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McCubbin, Francis M.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-4431UNSPECIFIED
Simon, Justin I.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-8958UNSPECIFIED
Srivastava, AnushreeUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-3713-5490UNSPECIFIED
Uckert, KyleUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-5526UNSPECIFIED
Wiens, Roger C.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-7344UNSPECIFIED
Alwmark, SannaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0146-9324UNSPECIFIED
Aramendia, JuleneUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-8370UNSPECIFIED
Barnes, RobertUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-4824UNSPECIFIED
Beck, PierreUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-5602UNSPECIFIED
Bell, James F.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-4074UNSPECIFIED
Bernard, SylvainUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-7020UNSPECIFIED
Bhartia, RohitUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-7481UNSPECIFIED
Bramble, Michael S.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9440-4756UNSPECIFIED
Brown, Adrian J.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-6989UNSPECIFIED
Broz, AdrianUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1843-6702UNSPECIFIED
Buckner, DeniseUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-5857UNSPECIFIED
Catling, David C.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-120XUNSPECIFIED
Cloutis, EdwardUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7301-0929UNSPECIFIED
Connell, StephanieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Corpolongo, AndreaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-358XUNSPECIFIED
Czaja, Andrew D.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2450-0734UNSPECIFIED
Dehouck, ErwinUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-4494UNSPECIFIED
Fornaro, TeresaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7705-9658UNSPECIFIED
Forni, OlivierUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6772-9689UNSPECIFIED
Haney, Nikole C.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-3616UNSPECIFIED
Hickman-Lewis, KeyronUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hug, WilliamUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-9979UNSPECIFIED
Koeppel, AriUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-4863UNSPECIFIED
Madariaga, Juan ManuelUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1685-6335UNSPECIFIED
Martínez-Frías, JesúsUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2609-4485UNSPECIFIED
Núñez, Jorge I.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0930-6674UNSPECIFIED
Orenstein, Brendan J.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6586-4227UNSPECIFIED
Phua, Yu YuUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9660-1991UNSPECIFIED
Pilorget, CedricUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7759-9854UNSPECIFIED
Randazzo, NicolasUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-8224UNSPECIFIED
Royer, ClémentUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-7235UNSPECIFIED
Scheller, Eva L.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-5802UNSPECIFIED
Schmitz, NicoleNicole.Schmitz (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-6189UNSPECIFIED
Schröder, SusanneSusanne.Schroeder (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-3663UNSPECIFIED
Sephton, Mark A.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-5402UNSPECIFIED
Sharma, ShivUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-7572UNSPECIFIED
Sharma, SunandaUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-7960UNSPECIFIED
Shuster, DavidUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2507-9977UNSPECIFIED
Sinclair, Kimberly P.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6261-4591UNSPECIFIED
Steele, AndrewUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-2841UNSPECIFIED
Tate, ChristianUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3467-0099UNSPECIFIED
Weiss, BenjaminUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-3415UNSPECIFIED
Williams, Amy J.UNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-0845UNSPECIFIED
Wolf, Z. UriahUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-8145-1864UNSPECIFIED
Yingst, R. AileenUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0628-4265UNSPECIFIED
Date:2025
Journal or Publication Title:Science
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
DOI:10.1126/science.adu8264
Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
ISSN:0036-8075
Status:Published
Keywords:Mars, rover, in-situ, Perseverance, Mars2020, Margin Unit, carbonates
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Robotics
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R RO - Robotics
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - OptoRob [RO], R - ExoMars PanCam / MARS2020, R - Project ExoMars PanCam / MARS2020
Location: Berlin-Adlershof
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Optical Sensor Systems > In-Situ Sensing
Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geology
Deposited By: Schröder, Susanne
Deposited On:19 Dec 2025 12:20
Last Modified:19 Dec 2025 12:20

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