A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.

VanBommel SJ, Berger JA, King PL, Dietrich WE, Gellert R, Thompson LM, Vasavada AR, Bryk AB, Kite ES, Clark JV, Cowart AC, Williams RME, Simpson SL, Franz HB, O'Connell-Cooper CD, McCraig MA, Fraeman AA, Christian JR, Knight AL, Boyd NI, Fey DM, Clark BC, House CH

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DOI: 10.1126/science.adu5501
Published: 2026 Aug 20
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.adu5501,
  title = {A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.},
  author = {VanBommel SJ and Berger JA and King PL and Dietrich WE and Gellert R and Thompson LM and Vasavada AR and Bryk AB and Kite ES and Clark JV and Cowart AC and Williams RME and Simpson SL and Franz HB and O'Connell-Cooper CD and McCraig MA and Fraeman AA and Christian JR and Knight AL and Boyd NI and Fey DM and Clark BC and House CH},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
  doi = {10.1126/science.adu5501},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu5501}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.
AU  - VanBommel SJ
AU  - Berger JA
AU  - King PL
AU  - Dietrich WE
AU  - Gellert R
AU  - Thompson LM
AU  - Vasavada AR
AU  - Bryk AB
AU  - Kite ES
AU  - Clark JV
AU  - Cowart AC
AU  - Williams RME
AU  - Simpson SL
AU  - Franz HB
AU  - O'Connell-Cooper CD
AU  - McCraig MA
AU  - Fraeman AA
AU  - Christian JR
AU  - Knight AL
AU  - Boyd NI
AU  - Fey DM
AU  - Clark BC
AU  - House CH
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science (New York, N.Y.)
DO  - 10.1126/science.adu5501
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SJ, V., JA, B., PL, K., WE, D., R, G., LM, T., AR, V., AB, B., ES, K., JV, C., AC, C., RME, W., SL, S., HB, F., CD, O., MA, M., AA, F., JR, C., AL, K., NI, B., DM, F., BC, C., & CH, H. (2026). A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars.. Science (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu5501

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