The spectroscopic search for carbonates on the surface and in the atmosphere of Mars: laboratory measurements and numerical simulations

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Jan 1999

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Advances in Space Research, Volume 23, Issue 9, p. 1609-1612.

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Some geological indications suggest that, in the past, bodies of standing water could have been present on the surface of Mars. In these basins, carbonate precipitation should have occurred, owing to the abundance of atmospheric CO2. The resulting deposits could have survived in some areas of the planet, mixed with other components of the Martian regolith, even if no compelling evidence for their presence has yet been found. In this work we present our strategy for a spectroscopic search for carbonates, based on concerted laboratory measurements and theoretical simulations. In our modelling of the spectra, we take into account joint effects of both atmospheric and surface materials. To evaluate the spectroscopic influence of carbonate dust particles supposedly present in the atmosphere and on the surface of Mars, we use experimental data, concerning emission properties and optical constants for bulk and particulate material. The predicted results will be important for the interpretation of the infrared spectra likely to be obtained by instruments which will reach the planet on future scheduled space missions.

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