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Deciphering martian climatic history using returned samples
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Krieger, D. B. Paige, D. A. Brigham, C. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | By necessity, a Mars sample return mission must sample the upper few meters of the Martian surface. This material was subjected to a wide variety of physical processes. Presently, the most important processes are believed to be wind-driven erosion and deposition, and water ice accumulation at higher latitudes. A sample return mission represents an opportunity to better understand and quantify these important geological processes. By obtaining sample cores at key locations, it may be possible to interpret much of recent Martian climatic history. |
| File Size | 183942 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890008973 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t00051n32 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Climatology Mass Spectrometers Mars Sample Return Missions Core Sampling Abundance Mars Surface Samples Deposition Erosion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
