Mars - Gravity data analysis of the crater Antoniadi

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Mars Craters, Planetary Gravitation, Planetary Structure, Radar Imagery, Topography, Doppler Radar, Least Squares Method, Viking Orbiter 2, Mars, Gravitational Properties, Data, Analysis, Antoniadi Crater, Radar Observations, Topography, Syrtis Major, Diagrams, Baldet Crater, Doppler Observations, Acceleration, Models, Isostacy, Altitude

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Topography and gravity information for this 370-km crater are analyzed to determine a depth of compensation with an Airy isostatic model. A least squares fit to the gravity profile gives an estimate of 115 km for the depth of compensation. It is noted that Antoniadi is the only large Martian crater for which both topographic and gravity data are available for analysis. The goal here is to reduce these geophysical data for additional information on the internal structure of Mars. The results show that if Antoniadi had fully isostatically adjusted, the additional mass material would have been about 100 km below the surface. This is regarded as another data point for geophysicists developing the internal structure of Mars.

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