Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008geo....36..579b&link_type=abstract
Geology, vol. 36, Issue 7, p.579-582
Mathematics
Logic
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Scientific paper
Compositional and morphological analyses of basin rim unitsin Argyre Planitia are consistent with local olivine-rich materialsthat become relatively olivine-poor in the process of beingtransformed from rocky materials to finer particulate regolith.Where high-thermal-inertia rocky surfaces are observed, thecomposition is more mafic than the surrounding fines. This relationshipbetween rocks and soils appears to be common on Mars as a similarpattern is observed in other locations, such as Gusev Crater,Isidis Planitia, and Nili Fossae. Despite the lack of localdetectable alteration products, these trends may be an indicationthat most Martian dark regions are not similar in compositionto the primary igneous composition from which they are derived.The Martian crust may be significantly more mafic, and alterationof these surfaces may be more pervasive than has been inferredfrom the bulk surface mineralogy derived from orbital observations.
Bandfield Joshua L.
Deanne Rogers A.
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