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Mars Rover Team Includes Many Experts on Ooids.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 20:51
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All articles by Wretch Fossil are here: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lin440315&category_id=0
John P Grotzinger was project scientist for the Curiosity rover mission. He wrote the following article on ooids: “Numerical modeling of ooid size and the problem of Neoproterozoic giant ooids.” (displayed at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11539432)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11539432)
Dr. R.E. Summons is an expert on ooids. He wrote an article entitled “Lipid biomarkers in ooids from different locations and ages: Evidence for a common bacterial flora”. (see http://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12047)
Dr. R.E. Summons is also on the Science Team of Mars rover Curiosity. He is the fifth author of the following article regarding discovering organic molecules in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars:
http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2568.pdf
http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2568.pdf
Dr. Jennifer Eigenbrode is a bio-geochemist on Curiosity rover science team. She talks about life on Mars in these videos: http://spaceref.com/mars/video-nasa-360-talks—life-on-mars.html
Of course there are many geologists on Curiosity rover’s science team. They should have no problem in recognizing ooids.
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