Seismic velocity models for an internally asymmetric Mars

Details Seismic velocity models for an internally asymmetric Mars Seismic velocity models for an internally asymmetric Mars

Jan 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994em%26p...65..277f&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 65, no. 3, p. 277-290

Physics

Mars (Planet), Planetary Boundary Layer, Planetary Mantles, Seismic Waves, Terraforming, Topography, Geology, Mars Surface, Planetary Evolution, Seismology

Scientific paper

The well-known dichotomy in topography, surface age, and crustal structure between the northern lowlands and the southern uplands of Mars has been explained by both endogenic and exogenic processes. According to the used model this asymmetry might be a result of a certain mechanism of core formation influencing the following planetary evolution. Therefore it has been assumed that the present internal structure of Mars is characterized by different velocity-depth distributions of the mantle for the northern and southern hemisphere, respectively. For both regions significant differences in travel times of seismic waves were calculated. These results may be important for the future seismic exploration of Mars.

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