Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Recently developed CRISM parameters and newly available DTMs are enabling refined characterization of the mineralogy at Mawrth Vallis. A stratigraphy including 5 units is mapped using HRSC DTMs across 100s of kms and using HiRISE DTMs across 100s of meters. Transitions in mineralogic units were characterized using spectral properties and surface morphology. The observations point to an ancient wet and warm geologic record that formed the thick nontronite unit, a period of wet/dry cycling to create acid alteration, followed by leaching or pedogenesis to result in Al-phyllosilicates, and finally a drier, colder climate that left the altered ash in the form of nanophase aluminosilicates, rather than crystalline clays.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Geosciences (General)
Type:
JSC-CN-35215
,
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; Mar 21, 2016 - Mar 25, 2016; The Woodland, TX; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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