Jul 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000came.work...25b&link_type=abstract
Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, p. 25
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Mars (Planet), Mineralogy, Planetary Geology, Petrography, In Situ Measurement, Infrared Spectroscopy, X Ray Spectroscopy
Scientific paper
The study of surface and subsurface mineralogy of martian soil and rocks is the key for understanding the chemico-physical processes that lead formation and evolution of the red planet. The water and other volatiles history, as well as weathering processes are the signatures of present and past environmental conditions, associated to the possibility for life. Besides the detection of the major chemical elements (Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, K, Ca, Ti, Fe) to characterize the Martian sample petrography, the possibility to retrieve information on chemical trace elements (K, Rb, Cs, Ba, Sr, Ti, Zr, Rare Earths, U, Th) allows the identification of the differentiation processes during the planet accretion as well as the geodynamical evolution of planetary layers and surface material alteration.
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