Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010icar..207..265m&link_type=abstract
Icarus, Volume 207, Issue 1, p. 265-276.
Mathematics
Logic
9
Scientific paper
Hydrated minerals on Mars are most commonly found in ancient terrains dating to the first billion years of the planet’s evolution. Here we discuss the identification of a hydrated light-toned rock unit present in one Chasma of the Noctis Labyrinthus region. Stratigraphy and topography show that this alteration layer is part of a thin unit that drapes pre-existing bedrock. CRISM spectral data show that the unit contains hydrated minerals indicative of aqueous alteration. Potential minerals include sulfates such as bassanite (CaSO4·1/2H2O) or possibly hydrated chloride salts. The proximity of a smooth volcanic plain and the similar crater model age (Late Amazonian, <100 Myr) of this plain and the draping deposits suggest that the alteration layer may be formed by the interaction of water with ash layers deposited during this geologically recent volcanic activity. The alteration phases may have formed due to the presence of snow in contact with hot ash, or eventually solid-gas interactions due to the volcanic activity. The relatively young age of the volcanic plain implies that recent alteration processes have occurred on Mars in relation with volcanic activity, but such local processes do not require conditions different than the current climate.
Ansan Véronique
Bibring Jean-Pierre
Gerhard Neukum
Le Mouélic Stéphane
Mangold Nicolas
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