In situ evidence for serpentinization within the Máaz formation, Jezero crater, Mars

Nicholas J. Tosca; Michael M. Tice; Joel A. Hurowitz; David A.K. Pedersen; Jesper Henneke; Lucia Mandon; Francis M. McCubbin; Oliver Ross; Po Yen Tung; Richard J. Harrison; An Li; Mariek E. Schmidt; Tanya V. Kizovski; Yang Liu; Lisa Mayhew; Michael W.M. Jones; Josh Labrie; Scott Davidoff; Abigail C. Allwood; Olivier Beyssac; Adrian Brown; Morgan Cable; Jade Comellas; Benton C. Clark; Adrian E. Galvin; Briony Horgan; Christopher M. Heirwegh; Peter Nemere; Brendan J. Orenstein; Cathy Quantin-Nataf; Clément Royer; Allan Treiman; Lawrence A. Wade; Roger Wiens; Austin P. Wright

doi:10.1126/sciadv.adr8793

In situ evidence for serpentinization within the Máaz formation, Jezero crater, Mars

Nicholas J. Tosca
, Michael M. Tice
, Joel A. Hurowitz
, David A.K. Pedersen
, Jesper Henneke
, Lucia Mandon
, Francis M. McCubbin
, Oliver Ross
, Po Yen Tung
, Richard J. Harrison
, An Li
, Mariek E. Schmidt
, Tanya V. Kizovski
, Yang Liu
, Lisa Mayhew
, Michael W.M. Jones
, Josh Labrie
, Scott Davidoff
, Abigail C. Allwood
, Olivier Beyssac

Adrian Brown, Morgan Cable, Jade Comellas, Benton C. Clark, Adrian E. Galvin, Briony Horgan, Christopher M. Heirwegh, Peter Nemere, Brendan J. Orenstein, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Clément Royer, Allan Treiman, Lawrence A. Wade, Roger Wiens, Austin P. Wright

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As both a source of atmospheric H₂ and a sink for liquid water, the serpentinization of olivine-bearing rocks is widely thought to have influenced the long-term evolution of the early martian atmosphere and hydrosphere. However, the mechanisms, timing, and global importance of this process are unconstrained, in part because the remnants of ancient serpentinizing systems have not been examined in situ. New geochemical and mineralogical data from multiple instruments aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover record serpentinization and associated H₂ production in ancient igneous rocks of the Máaz formation, exposed on the Jezero crater floor. These data, combined with petrogenetic constraints, indicate that serpentinization may have been driven by devolatilization of magmatic H₂O, highlighting a potential link between H₂ production and the style and tempo of magmatism within the ancient martian crust.

Original language	English
Article number	eadr8793
Journal	Science Advances
Volume	11
Issue number	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr8793
State	Published - Jul 4 2025

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Tosca, N. J., Tice, M. M., Hurowitz, J. A., Pedersen, D. A. K., Henneke, J., Mandon, L., McCubbin, F. M., Ross, O., Tung, P. Y., Harrison, R. J., Li, A., Schmidt, M. E., Kizovski, T. V., Liu, Y., Mayhew, L., Jones, M. W. M., Labrie, J., Davidoff, S., Allwood, A. C., ... Wright, A. P. (2025). In situ evidence for serpentinization within the Máaz formation, Jezero crater, Mars. Science Advances, 11(27), Article eadr8793. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr8793

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In situ evidence for serpentinization within the Máaz formation, Jezero crater, Mars

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