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N. Castle
Researcher at Planetary Science Institute
Publications - 7
Citations - 217
N. Castle is an academic researcher from Planetary Science Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mars Exploration Program & Sedimentary rock. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 62 citations.
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Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument
Elizabeth B. Rampe,Thomas F. Bristow,R. V. Morris,Shaunna M. Morrison,Cherie N. Achilles,D. W. Ming,D. T. Vaniman,David F. Blake,V. Tu,S. J. Chipera,Albert S. Yen,T. S. Peretyazhko,Robert T. Downs,Robert M. Hazen,Allan H. Treiman,John P. Grotzinger,N. Castle,P. I. Craig,David J. Des Marais,Michael T. Thorpe,R. C. Walroth,G. W. Downs,Abigail A. Fraeman,Kirsten L. Siebach,R. Gellert,B. Lafuente,Amy McAdam,P.-Y. Meslin,B. Sutter,Mark R. Salvatore +29 more
TL;DR: Vera Rubin ridge (VRR) is an erosion-resistant feature on the northwestern slope of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars, and orbital visible/shortwave infrared measurements indicate it contains red-colored hematite.
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Evidence for Multiple Diagenetic Episodes in Ancient Fluvial-Lacustrine Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars
Cherie N. Achilles,E. B. Rampe,Robert T. Downs,Thomas F. Bristow,D. W. Ming,R. V. Morris,D. T. Vaniman,David F. Blake,Albert S. Yen,Amy McAdam,B. Sutter,C. Fedo,Samantha Gwizd,Lucy M. Thompson,R. Gellert,Shaunna M. Morrison,Allan H. Treiman,Joy A. Crisp,Travis Gabriel,Steve J. Chipera,Robert M. Hazen,P. I. Craig,Michael T. Thorpe,David J. Des Marais,John P. Grotzinger,V. Tu,N. Castle,G. W. Downs,T. S. Peretyazhko,R. C. Walroth,Philippe Sarrazin,J. M. Morookian +31 more
TL;DR: Diagenetic fluid pathways are shown to be strongly affected by unconformities and sedimentary transitions, as evidenced by the intensity of alteration inferred from the mineralogy of sediments sampled adjacent to stratigraphic contacts.
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Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars
Thomas F. Bristow,John P. Grotzinger,E. B. Rampe,Javier Cuadros,S. J. Chipera,G. W. Downs,Christopher M. Fedo,Jens Frydenvang,Amy McAdam,R. V. Morris,Cherie N. Achilles,David F. Blake,N. Castle,P. I. Craig,David J. Des Marais,Robert T. Downs,Robert M. Hazen,D. W. Ming,Shaunna M. Morrison,Michael T. Thorpe,Allan H. Treiman,V. Tu,D. T. Vaniman,Albert S. Yen,R. Gellert,Paul R. Mahaffy,Roger C. Wiens,Alexander B. Bryk,Kristen A. Bennett,Valerie Fox,R. E. Millken,A. A. Fraeman,Ashwin R. Vasavada +32 more
TL;DR: The Curiosity rover is exploring the lower reaches of Mount Sharp, in Gale crater on Mars as discussed by the authors, and a traverse from Vera Rubin ridge to Glen Torridon has allowed Curiosity to examine a lateral transect of rock strata laid down in a martian lake ~3.5 billion years ago.
Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Data From the Glen Torridon Region and the Significance of Lake‐Groundwater Interactions in Interpreting Mineralogy and Sedimentary History
Michael T. Thorpe,Thomas F. Bristow,Elizabeth B. Rampe,Nicholas J. Tosca,John P. Grotzinger,Kristen A. Bennett,Cherie N. Achilles,David Blake,Steve J. Chipera,G. W. Downs,Robert T. Downs,Shaunna M. Morrison,V. M. Tu,N. Castle,P. I. Craig,David J. Des Marais,Robert M. Hazen,Douglas W. Ming,Richard V. Morris,Allan H. Treiman,David T. Vaniman,Albert S. Yen,Ashwin R. Vasavada,Erwin Dehouck,John Bridges,Jeff A. Berger,Amy McAdam,T. S. Peretyazhko,Kirsten L. Siebach,Alexander B. Bryk,Valerie Fox,Christopher M. Fedo +31 more
TL;DR: In this paper , an interstratified clay mineral, specifically greenalite-minnesotaite, was proposed as a reasonable candidate for a new mineral for Gale Crater.
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Corrigendum to “Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six earth years of exploration with Curiosity” [Geochemistry 80 (2) (2020) 125605]
E. B. Rampe,David F. Blake,Thomas F. Bristow,D. W. Ming,D. T. Vaniman,R. V. Morris,Cherie N. Achilles,S. J. Chipera,Shaunna M. Morrison,V. Tu,Albert S. Yen,N. Castle,G. W. Downs,Robert T. Downs,John P. Grotzinger,Robert M. Hazen,Allan H. Treiman,T. S. Peretyazhko,David J. Des Marais,R. C. Walroth,P. I. Craig,Joy A. Crisp,B. Lafuente,J. M. Morookian,Philippe Sarrazin,Michael T. Thorpe,John Bridges,Lauren A. Edgar,C. Fedo,Caroline Freissinet,R. Gellert,Paul R. Mahaffy,Horton E. Newsom,Jeffrey R. Johnson,Linda C. Kah,Kirsten L. Siebach,Juergen Schieber,Vivian Z. Sun,Ashwin R. Vasavada,Danika Wellington,Roger C. Wiens +40 more