Discovery of Olivine in the Nili Fossae Region of Mars

Details Discovery of Olivine in the Nili Fossae Region of Mars Discovery of Olivine in the Nili Fossae Region of Mars

Oct 2003

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Science, Volume 302, Issue 5645, pp. 627-630 (2003).

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We have detected a 30,000-square-kilometer area rich in olivine in the Nili Fossae region of Mars. Nili Fossae has been interpreted as a complex of grabens and fractures related to the formation of the Isidis impact basin. We propose that post-impact faulting of this area has exposed subsurface layers rich in olivine. Linear mixture analysis of Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra shows surface exposures of 30% olivine, where the composition of the olivine ranges from Fo30 to Fo70.

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