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Geologic mapping of the meridiani region of mars
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hynek, B. M. DiAchille, G. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity observed an upper layer of a more than 600-m-thick sequence of light toned outcrops that characterize the Meridiani region of Mars. Results from the rover analyses have shown that the bedrock contains mineral and textural characteristics that require at least the interaction of, and possibly an overall formation by, water-related mechanisms in order to be explained [1]. Additionally, remote sensing studies of the region have suggested that the rocks sampled in places by the MER rover consist of many distinct layers extending over an area of more than 3 10(exp 5) sq km spanning 20deg of longitude [2]. |
| File Size | 193313 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100017212 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t07x1c818 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Water Geological Surveys Rocks Mars Surface Mapping Planetary Mapping Remote Sensing Textures Mars Exploration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
