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Elemental Composition of the Martian Crust
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Spacecraft data suggest that martian meteorites are not representative of older, more voluminous crust and prompt questions about their use in defining diagnostic geochemical characteristics and in constraining mantle compositional models for Mars.
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Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars
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Constraints on the composition and petrogenesis of the Martian crust
[1] Spectral interpretation that silicic rocks are widespread on Mars implies that Earth's differentiated crust is not unique. Evaluation of observations bearing on the composition of the Martian…
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Diviner Lunar Radiometer Observations of Cold Traps in the Moon’s South Polar Region
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The diverse mixture of water and high-volatility compounds detected in the LCROSS ejecta plume is strong evidence for the impact delivery and cold-trapping of volatiles derived from primitive outer solar system bodies.
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Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine‐rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars
Additional co-authors: PR Christensen, BC Clark, JA Crisp, DJ DesMarais, T Economou, JD Farmer, W Farrand, A Ghosh, M Golombek, S Gorevan, R Greeley, VE Hamilton, JR Johnson, BL Joliff, G…
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Analysis of terrestrial and Martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy
We have examined and applied existing classification schemes for volcanic rocks and developed new schemes using thermal emission spectra of terrestrial volcanic rocks. Laboratory thermal infrared…
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Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES Experiment on the Opportunity Rover
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The Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer on Opportunity investigated the mineral abundances and compositions of outcrops, rocks, and soils at Meridiani Planum, finding Bounce rock is dominated by clinopyroxene and is close in inferred mineral composition to the basaltic martian meteorites.
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Morphology and Composition of the Surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS Results
The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on Mars Odyssey has produced infrared to visible wavelength images of the martian surface that show lithologically distinct layers with variable…
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Analysis of terrestrial and Martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy 2. Application to Martian surface spectra from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Atmospherically corrected thermal infrared spectra of large regions of the Martian surface from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS TES) previously have been interpreted to…
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Spectral evidence for weathered basalt as an alternative to andesite in the northern lowlands of Mars
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The results continue to indicate the dominance of unaltered basalt in the southern highlands, but reveal that the northern lowlands can be interpreted as weathered basalt as an alternative to andesite.
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