Thermally distinct ejecta blankets from Martian craters

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Jun 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....9811043b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. E6, p. 11,043-11,059.

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Ejecta, Infrared Imagery, Mars Craters, Structural Properties (Geology), Image Resolution, Satellite Imagery, Terrain Analysis, Mars, Impact Craters, Ejecta Blanket, Thermal Properties, Brecciation, Phobos 2 Mission, Spacecraft Observations, Thermoskan Instrument, Age, Wavelength, Infrared, Description, Anomalies, Morphology, Comparisons, Subsurface, Impact Effects, Origin, Source, Formation, Analysis, Data, Terrain, Layering, Hypotheses

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A study of Martian ejecta blankets is carried out using the high-resolution thermal IR/visible data from the Termoskan instrument aboard Phobos '88 mission. It is found that approximately 100 craters within the Termoskan data have an ejecta blanket distinct in the thermal infrared (EDITH). These features are examined by (1) a systematic examination of all Termoskan data using high-resolution image processing; (2) a study of the systematics of the data by compiling and analyzing a data base consisting of geographic, geologic, and mormphologic parameters for a significant fraction of the EDITH and nearby non-EDITH; and (3) qualitative and quantitative analyses of localized regions of interest. It is noted that thermally distinct ejecta blankets are excellent locations for future landers and remote sensing because of relatively dust-free surface exposures of material excavated from depth.

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