Kepa Castro

Dr. Kepa Castro

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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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24 February 2005 in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
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KCKepa Castro
Kepa Castro
MPM. Pérez-Alonso
M. Pérez-Alonso
MRM. D. Rodríguez-Laso
M. D. Rodríguez-Laso
LFL. A. Fernández
L. A. Fernández
JMJuan Manuel Madariaga
Juan Manuel Madariaga

26 August 2022 in Science Advances
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RWRoger C. WIENS
Roger C. WIENS
AUArya Udry
Arya Udry
OBOlivier Beyssac
Olivier Beyssac
CQCathy Quantin-Nataf
Cathy Quantin-Nataf
NMNicolas Mangold
Nicolas Mangold
TTThe SuperCam Team
The SuperCam Team
Before Perseverance, Jezero crater’s floor was variably hypothesized to have a lacustrine, lava, volcanic airfall, or aeolian origin. SuperCam observations in the first 286 Mars days on Mars revealed a volcanic and intrusive terrain with compositional and density stratification. The dominant lithology along the traverse is basaltic, with plagioclase enrichment in stratigraphically higher locations. Stratigraphically lower, layered rocks are richer in normative pyroxene. The lowest observed unit has the highest inferred density and is olivine-rich with coarse (1.5 millimeters) euhedral, relatively unweathered grains, suggesting a cumulate origin. This is the first martian cumulate and shows similarities to martian meteorites, which also express olivine disequilibrium. Alteration materials including carbonates, sulfates, perchlorates, hydrated silicates, and iron oxides are pervasive but low in abundance, suggesting relatively brief lacustrine conditions. Orbital observations link the Jezero floor lithology to the broader Nili-Syrtis region, suggesting that density-driven compositional stratification is a regional characteristic.

1 April 2007 in Analytica Chimica Acta
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PVPeter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele
KCKepa Castro
Kepa Castro
MHM. Hargreaves
M. Hargreaves
LML. Moens
L. Moens
JMJuan Manuel Madariaga
Juan Manuel Madariaga
HEH.G.M. Edwards
H.G.M. Edwards

1 March 2013 in Science of The Total Environment
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Luis Felipe Silva OliveiraLuis Felipe Silva Oliveira
Luis Felipe Silva Oliveira
SVSilvia Fdez- Ortiz de Vallejuelo
Silvia Fdez- Ortiz de Vallejuelo
IMIrantzu Martinez-Arkarazo
Irantzu Martinez-Arkarazo
KCKepa Castro
Kepa Castro
Luis Felipe Silva OliveiraLuis Felipe Silva Oliveira
Luis Felipe Silva Oliveira
JMJuan Manuel Madariaga
Juan Manuel Madariaga

1 February 2013 in Journal of Archaeological Science
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MOM. Olivares
M. Olivares
KCKepa Castro
Kepa Castro
MCM.S. Corchón
M.S. Corchón
DGD. Gárate
D. Gárate
MXMurelaga Xabier
Murelaga Xabier
NENestor Etxebarria
Nestor Etxebarria