Martian surface weathering studies

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Jun 1973

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Final Report, 1 Jan. 1972 - 30 Jun. 1973 California Univ., Berkeley. Space Sciences Lab.

Physics

Mars Surface, Reflectance, Weathering, Infrared Reflection, Infrared Spectrometers, Mariner 9 Space Probe

Scientific paper

The nature of the Martian surface was characterized by means of its reflectance properties. The Mariner 9 photography was used to establish terrain units which were crossed by the Mariner 6 and 7 paths. The IR reflectance measured by the IR spectrometers on these spacecraft was to be used to indicate the nature of the surface within these units. There is an indication of physical size and/or compositional variation between units but too many natural parameters can vary (size, shape, composition, adsorbed phases, reradiation, atmospheric absorbtion, temperature gradients, etc.) to be certain what effect is causing those variations observed. It is suggested that the characterization could be fruitfully pursued by a group which was dedicated to peeling back the layers of minutia affecting IR reflectance.

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