Brief note for consideration of active seismic exploration on Mars

Details Brief note for consideration of active seismic exploration on Mars Brief note for consideration of active seismic exploration on Mars

Dec 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979jgr....84.7940t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, Dec. 30, 1979, p. 7940-7942.

Physics

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Mars Surface, Q Values, Seismology, Ice, Planetary Structure, Viking Spacecraft, Water

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Considerable controversy has arisen regarding the existence of water and water ice below the surface of Mars. Results of laboratory internal friction measurements on strongly outgassed rocks, recently made as part of an effort to interpret the high seismic Q values observed in the lunar crust, show that moisture absorbed in pores and cracks causes the low Q values. Unfortunately, the Viking seismology investigation found a surprisingly inactive planet. This note makes the case for active seismic exploration in order to ascertain the existence of liquid water in the crust from Q determinations.

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