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A model of Martian surface chemistry
Journal of Molecular Evolution, 1979Alkaline earth and alkali metal superoxides and peroxides, gamma-Fe2O3 and carbon suboxide polymer are proposed to be constituents of the Martian surface material. These reactive substances explain the water modified reactions and thermal behaviors of the Martian samples demonstrated by all of the Viking Biology Experiments.
B. J. Berdahl, Vance I. Oyama
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Mineralogy of the Martian Surface
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2014The past fifteen years of orbital infrared spectroscopy and in situ exploration have led to a new understanding of the composition and history of Mars. Globally, Mars has a basaltic upper crust with regionally variable quantities of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine associated with distinctive terrains.
Ehlmann, Bethany L. +1 more
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The composition of the Martian surface
Icarus, 1964Abstract It is generally believed that the desert areas of Mars are composed of limonite. This model of the surface, while based upon polarimetric, spectrometric, color, and albedo measurements, contradicts a reasonable geologic model. An examination of the evidence for limonite on Mars shows that the above measurements are ambiguous.
Roger A. Van Tassel, John W. Salisbury
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Reviews of Geophysics, 1987
The past four years have been particularly fruitful for Martian research as the enormous volumes of data collected during the Viking mission became readily available to the general science community, and as reformatting of the remote sensing data into cartographic products made the data more useable.
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The past four years have been particularly fruitful for Martian research as the enormous volumes of data collected during the Viking mission became readily available to the general science community, and as reformatting of the remote sensing data into cartographic products made the data more useable.
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 1993
Computer generated surfaces have been created to aid in imaging, landing and rover studies for Mars and the moon. They are also being applied to the study of cratering histories. The surfaces are generated in steps which attempt to mimic geologic episodes.
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Computer generated surfaces have been created to aid in imaging, landing and rover studies for Mars and the moon. They are also being applied to the study of cratering histories. The surfaces are generated in steps which attempt to mimic geologic episodes.
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The Martian Surface Composition
2001Mars is unique to have undergone all planetary evolutionary steps, without global resets, till its geological death: this is reflected in the variety of its surface features. The determination of Mars surface composition has thus the potential to identify the processes responsible for the entire Mars evolution, from geological timescales to seasonal ...
Jean-Pierre Bibring, Stéphane Erard
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A calculation of the radiation environment on the Martian surface
Life Sciences in Space Research, 2017In this work, the radiation environment on the Martian surface, as produced by galactic cosmic radiation incident on the atmosphere, is modeled using the Monte Carlo radiation transport code, High Energy Transport Code-Human Exploration and Development in Space (HETC-HEDS).
Lawrence W. Townsend, Wouter de Wet
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The morphology of the Martian surface
Space Science Reviews, 1980Most of the southern hemisphere of Mars is densely cratered and stands 1–3 km above the topographic datum. The northern hemisphere is more sparsely cratered and elevations are generally below the datum. A broad rise, the Tharsis bulge, centered at 14° S, 101° W, is 8000 km across and 10 km above the datum at its summit. The densely cratered terrain has
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Stability of hydrous minerals on the martian surface [PDF]
Icarus, 2003 The presence of water-bearing minerals on Mars has long been discussed, but little or no data exist showing that minerals such as smectites and zeolites may be present on the surface in a hydrated state (i.e., that they could contain H 2O molecules in their interlayer or extraframework sites, respectively).
Steve J. Chipera +3 more
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Permafrost features on the martian surface
Icarus, 1968Abstract Permanently frozen ground may be a distinct possibility in all latitudes on Mars. Mean shallow subsurface temperatures are below the freezing point of water. Given a supply of water, either meteoric or juvenile, minor topographic features will develop in permafrost areas.
F.Alton Wade, Jane Negus De Wys
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