Publications by authors named "C Quantin-Nataf"

The geological units on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, are part of a wider regional stratigraphy of olivine-rich rocks, which extends well beyond the crater. We investigated the petrology of olivine and carbonate-bearing rocks of the Séítah formation in the floor of Jezero. Using multispectral images and x-ray fluorescence data, acquired by the Perseverance rover, we performed a petrographic analysis of the Bastide and Brac outcrops within this unit.

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The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, to investigate ancient lake and river deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater's sedimentary delta, finding that the floor consists of igneous rocks altered by water. The lowest exposed unit, informally named Séítah, is a coarsely crystalline olivine-rich rock, which accumulated at the base of a magma body.

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Article Synopsis
  • Before the Perseverance rover, Jezero crater's floor was theorized to have different origins, including lake-related or volcanic processes.
  • SuperCam's findings over the first 286 days indicated a volcanic terrain characterized by varying compositions, primarily basaltic, with higher levels of plagioclase in upper strata and richer pyroxene in lower strata.
  • The study identified the first Martian cumulate rock, highlighting its olivine-rich content and suggesting brief past watery conditions based on the presence of various alteration materials.
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The ROMA database (ROck reflectance for MArtian in situ exploration, https://roma.univ-lyon1.fr) provides the reflectance spectra between 0.

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Observations from orbital spacecraft have shown that Jezero crater on Mars contains a prominent fan-shaped body of sedimentary rock deposited at its western margin. The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater in February 2021. We analyze images taken by the rover in the 3 months after landing.

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