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Localization and Surface Characterization by Zhurong Mars Rover at Utopia Planitia [PDF]

, 2021
Abstract China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has successfully touched down on the southern Utopia Planitia of Mars at 109.925° E, 25.066° N, and since performed cooperative multiscale investigations with the Tianwen-1 orbiter. Here we present primary localization and surface characterization results based on complementary data of the first 60 ...
Liang Ding, Ruyi Zhou, Tianyi Yu, Haibo Gao, Huaiguang Yang, Jian Li, Ye Yuan, Chuankai Liu, Jia Wang, Yuyan Zhao, Zhengyin Wang, Xiyu Wang, Gang Bao, Zongquan Deng, Lan Huang, Nan Li, Xiaofeng Cui, Ximing He, Yang Jia, Baofeng Yuan, Guangjun Liu, Hui Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zuoyu Zhang, Ziqing Cheng, Fan Wu, Qian Xu, Hao Lu, Lutz Richter, Zhen Liu, Fuliang Niu, Huanan Qi, Shu Li, Wenhao Feng, Chaojie Yang, Baichao Chen, Zhaolong Dang, Mingming Zhang, Lichun Li, Xiaoxue Wang, Zhao Huang, Jitao Zhang, Hongjun Xing, Guanyu Wang, Lizhou Niu, Peng Xu, Wenhui Wan, Kaichang Di   +47 more
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Topography within circular grabens: Implications for polygon origin, Utopia Planitia, Mars [PDF]

Geophysical Research Letters, 2002
Very large, fracture‐bounded polygons occur in Acidalia and Utopia Planitiae, Mars. Two models for the origin of these large polygons postulate drape folding of a sedimentary cover material over an uneven buried surface, with the strain enhancement needed to explain the large size due to differential compaction.
Debra L. Buczkowski, George E. McGill
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Possible pingos and a periglacial landscape in northwest Utopia Planitia

Icarus, 2005
Hydrostatic (closed-system) pingos are small, elongate to circular, ice-cored mounds that are perennial features of some periglacial landscapes. The growth and development of hydrostatic pingos is contingent upon the presence of surface water, freezing processes and of deep, continuous, ice-cemented permafrost.
Richard J. Soare, Devon M. Burr, Jean Michel Wan Bun Tseung   +2 more
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Buried palaeo-polygonal terrain detected underneath Utopia Planitia on Mars by the Zhurong radar [PDF]

Nature Astronomy, 2023
AbstractAs the largest basin on Mars, Utopia Planitia has both experienced and recorded variations of the Martian palaeoclimate. Layered subsurface structures have been identified by ground-penetrating radar in southern Utopia Planitia but lateral variations of the subsurface, potentially linked to the Martian palaeoclimatic evolution, have not been ...
Lei Zhang, Chao Li, Jinhai Zhang, Bin Zhou, Yu-Yan Sara Zhao, Yang Liu, Kaichang Di, Ross N. Mitchell, Juan Li, Zhigang Zhang, Lin Chen, Xiaofeng Liang, Weijia Sun, Yike Liu, Xu Zhao, Jinlai Hao, Changyi Xu, Yikang Zheng, Yibo Wang, Xin Wang, Pan Zhao, Wenmin Lv, Yang Li, Haiqiang Lan, Yuxi Li, Wei Wang, Yang Lu, Honglei Lin, Peng Fang, Wei Lin, Yong Wei, Ling Chen, Guangyou Fang, Yangting Lin, Zhenxing Yao, Yongxin Pan   +35 more
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Martian thermal-contraction polygons as sounders of subsurface properties in Utopia Planitia

On Earth, temperature decreases can cause the thermal contraction of ice-cemented ground. This forms polygonal networks of surficial fractures – called ‘thermal-contraction polygons’ (Washburn, 1956). Polygons exhibit different morphologies with time (Black, 1954): initially showing no relief (‘flat-centred ...
Conway, Susan J., Philippe, Meven, Soare, Richard, Mckeown, Lauren   +3 more
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Establishment of Safety Evaluation Factors for Dust Storms in the Landing Area Selection for Tianwen‐3 Mission

Earth and Space Science
China's Tianwen‐3 mission is expected to be launched around 2028, making it the first Mars sample return mission. Dust storms occurring in all seasons on Mars can affect the accuracy and safety of the landing and takeoff phases of Mars sampling missions.
Puzheng Wen, Yuan Tian, Bo Li, Shaojie Qu   +3 more
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Shallow Water Ice Detection From SHARAD Data in Central Utopia Planitia, Mars [PDF]

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
AbstractOne of the key scientific goals of China's first Mars mission Tianwen‐1 is to search for ground ice. This study focuses on investigating potential water ice reservoirs in the vicinity of the landing site of the Zhurong rover to provide geological context and references for data interpretation. Our study area is centered on Utopia Planitia (UP),
Xiaoting Xu, Yi Xu, Zhuo Han, HonKuan Wong, Xu Meng, Yu‐Yan Sara Zhao, Roberto Bugiolacchi, Shuanggen Jin   +7 more
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Geology of the Southern Utopia Planitia Highland-Lowland Boundary Plain: First Year Results and Second Year Plan [PDF]

, 2008
The southern Utopia highland-lowland boundary (HLB) extends >1500 km westward from northern Nepenthes Mensae to the topographic saddle that separates Isidis and Utopia Planitiae.
Hare, T. M., Skinner, J. A., Jr., Tanaka, K. L.   +2 more
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Layered subsurface in Utopia Basin of Mars revealed by Zhurong rover radar [PDF]

Nature, 2022
Chao Li, Yikang Zheng, Xin Wang
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Methane Seepage on Mars: Where to Look and Why. [PDF]

Astrobiology, 2017
Methane on Mars is a topic of special interest because of its potential association with microbial life. The variable detections of methane by the Curiosity rover, orbiters, and terrestrial telescopes, coupled with methane's short lifetime in the martian
Oehler DZ, Etiope G.
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