Tintina (rock)

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Tintina Rock
PIA16797-MarsCuriosityRover-TintinaRock-Closeup-20130119.jpg
Close-up of "Tintina" rock – broken exposed area is associated with strong signals of mineral hydration – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (January 19, 2013).[1][2]
Feature type Rock
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Tintina is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate site coordinates are: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..

The rock was encountered by the Curiosity rover on the way from Bradbury Landing to Glenelg Intrique in January 2013.[1][2] The rover ran over the rock and broke it. A white surface area was revealed. When the broken white area was analyzed with the rover's MastCam, strong signals of mineral hydration, as indicated by a ratio of near infrared reflectance intensities, were found. According to mission scientists, the mineral hydration signals were consistent with hydrated calcium sulfate[1][2] and a "watery past" on Mars.[3]

Broken area – Context View.
Broken area shows strong signals of mineral hydration (noted in red)
Viewed by the Curiosity Rover (January 19, 2013).

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