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May 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991sdum.nasa...41m&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Ames Research Center, Sand and Dust on Mars p 41-43 (SEE N91-27057 18-91)

Physics

Landing Sites, Mars Surface, Mars Surface Samples, Remote Sensing, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Mechanical Properties, Physical Properties, Powder (Particles), Rocks, Signatures, Soils, Thickness

Scientific paper

A semiquantitative appreciation for the physical properties of the Mars surface materials and their global variations can be gained from the Viking Lander and remote sensing observations. Analyses of Lander data yields estimates of the mechanical properties of the soil-like surface materials and best guess estimates can be made for the remote sensing signatures of the soil-like materials at the landing sites. Results show that significant thickness of powderlike surface materials with physical properties similar to drift material are present on Mars and probably pervasive in the Tharsis region. It also appears likely that soil-like materials similar to crusty to cloddy material are typical for Mars, and that soil-like material similar to blocky material are common on Mars.

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