Iron Mineralogy Controls Preferential Formation of Chlorate over Perchlorate on Mars

[Institute of Geochemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), Mirage News; February 10, 2022)

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Sirenum Fossae, Mars; NASA, Link

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Preferential formation of Chlorate over Perchlorate on Mars Controlled by Iron Mineralogy (QU et al., 2022)

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Mars Landing Sites (12/16/2020); NASA, Link

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