Shale Studies

Results of Shale Studies & Shale Images

Shale & Mudstone Studies

Shale Outcrop in a Dry Landscape

Mars Research

Mars Science Lab 2009 IU Shale Research - Involved in Microscopic Imager (MAHLI/MSSS)
Panoramic View of a Large Crater

Mudstones & Microbes

Close-up of submerged rocks with brown microbial or algal mats growing along edges. Scale bar indicates 5 cm

Shale Petrography

Photomicrograph of Mineral Crystals in a Shale Thin Section