Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.p23d0094c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P23D-0094
Mathematics
Logic
5410 Composition (1060, 3672), 5415 Erosion And Weathering, 5460 Physical Properties Of Materials, 5464 Remote Sensing, 5470 Surface Materials And Properties
Scientific paper
Geological units at the surface of Mars can be investigated through the analysis of spatial changes of both its composition and its superficial structural properties. The color images provided by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) are a multispectral dataset with an unprecedented high spatial resolution. We focused this study on the western chasmas of Valles Marineris with the neighboring plateau. Using the four-wavelength spectra of HRSC, the two types of surface color units (bright red and dark bluish material) plus a shade/shadow component can explain most of the variations [1]. An objective is to provide maps of the relative abundances that are independent of shade [2]. The spectral shape of the shade spectrum is calculated from the data. Then, Spectral Mixture Analysis of the two main materials and shade is performed. The shade gives us indications about variations in the surface roughness in the context of the mixtures of spectral/mineralogical materials. For mapping the different geological units at the surface at high spatial resolution, a correspondence between the color and the mineralogy is needed, aided by direct and more precise identifications of the composition of Mars. The joint analysis of HRSC and results from the OMEGA imaging spectrometer makes the most of their respective abilities [1]. Ferric oxides are present in bright red materials both in the chasmas and on the plateau [1] and they are often mixed with dark materials identified as basalts containing pyroxenes [4]. In Valles Marineris, salt deposits (bright) have been reported by using OMEGA [3], along with ferric oxides [4, 5] that appear relatively dark. The detailed spatial distribution of these materials is a key to understand the geology. Examples will be presented. [1] McCord T. B., et al. 2006, JGR, submitted. [2] Adams J. B. And Gillespie A. R., 2006, Cambridge University Press, 362 pp. [3] Le Mouelic S. et al., 2006, LPSC #1409. [4] Gendrin et al. (2005), LPSC #1858. [5] Gendrin A. et al., 2005, Science, 307, 1587-1591. [6] Le Deit et al., 2006, LPSC #2115.
Adams Barclay J.
Combe J.
McCord Th. B.
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