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Evidence for extensive, olivine-rich bedrock on Mars
Abstract
Color infrared observations of an area around the Nili Fossae acquired by the Mars Odyssey thermal emission imaging system have been used to map the regional distribution and geologic context of olivine-rich materials that first were identified from Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer data. Spectral, thermal, geomorphic, and topographic data demonstrate that the majority of olivine-rich material is in the form of inplace layered rock covering an area roughly four times larger than previously recognized. Some high olivine concentrations are associated with spatially small areas dominated by sediments. We favor olivine-rich basalts as the origin of the observed olivine enrichment, although several hypotheses are viable.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hamilton, V. E., & Christensen, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Venue
- Geology
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Published
- 2005
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 433
- ISSN
- 0091-7613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2045350974
- Cited by
- 223
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 8.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Keywords
- Mars, Nili Fossae, layered rock, Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, sedimentary deposits, Mars geology
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