Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...

Ancient and recent clay formation on Mars as revealed from a global survey of hydrous minerals in crater central peaks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets , 2015; DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004918 ...

New Studies of Clay Formation Provide Clues about Early Martian Climate: A new climate model was developed for Mars that better explains how clays formed on the surface. Short-term warm and wet ...

Clay on early Mars could have formed under hot and steamy conditions, challenging the idea that it was created just like that on Earth.

New research published in Nature Astronomy seeks to understand how surface clay was formed on Mars despite its cold climate. Part of this early Martian climate puzzle comes down to how "warm" is ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

Clays are found virtually nowhere on the red planet except in Mars’s most ancient terrains, dating back to an epoch about 3.7-4.1 billion years ago, called the Noachian. On supporting science ...

Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Journal Communications Earth & Environment DOI 10.1038/s43247-025-02417-8. Keywords ...