Aeolian Abrasion and the Preservation of Rock Coatings at the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site

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Mar 1999

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30th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-29, 1999, Houston, TX, abstract no. 1686

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Ventifacts and rock coatings coexist at the Mars Pathfinder site.
Coatings may be salt-cemented, varnish-like, or silica. Experiments show
that coatings abrade more easily than rock. The soil layer has deflated.
Recent aeolian abrasion is minimal.

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