Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jun 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999msls.work...39g&link_type=abstract
Second Mars Surveyor Landing Site Workshop, p. 39
Mathematics
Logic
Mars Landing, Mars Surveyor 2001 Mission, Mars Surface, Landing Sites, Site Selection, Planetary Geology, Drainage Patterns
Scientific paper
The proposed landing sites occur within a portion of the Martian highlands preserving a long and complex history of geologic activity. Observation and sampling of materials emplaced within Margaritifer Basin during the late-Noachian and early-Hesperian should lead to a refined understanding of early Mars climate during of the formation of valley networks and would help calibrate crater production models. Collectively, this information would help constrain the global water cycle. Finally, landing on the materials forming the confluence plain suggests a diverse assemblage of water-lain materials may be directly sampled and could help evaluate the possibility of past biotic activity on Mars. Distinction between the better of the two sites awaits further definition of the allowable latitude band for landing and analysis of radar and higher resolution MGS TES and MOC data.
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