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Portland Cement Found on Mars?

Sunday, March 23, 2014 20:46

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The rock “Ithaca” on Mars looks like eroded concrete and seems to possess the chemistry of Portland cement. The following are details for comparison.

Portland cement chemistry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_of_Chemical_and_Physical_Characteristics_Portland_Cement_-_Fly_Ash,_Slag_Cement,_and_Silica_Fume.jpg

Chemical composition of Mars rock “Ithaca”: (includes elevated calcium, as well as oxygen and silicon)

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=5763&NewsInfo=59C884BFF2B8E0EFCCD900B94F94BA55AC4A8F9603007ADAC64050FEAED1DD97C68EDBDEFCA79210CE02C3A59D

Morphology of Mars rock “Ithaca”:

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=5762&NewsInfo=59C884BFF2B8E0EFCCD900B94F94BA55AC4A8F9603007ADAC64050FEAED1DD97C68EDBDEFCA79210CE02C3A59D

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