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New geologic map of the argyre region of mars: deciphering the geologic history through mars global surveyor, mars odyssey, and mars express data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dohm, J. M. Banks, M. Buczkowski, D. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | The primary objective of the mapping effort is to produce a geologic map of the Argyre basin and surrounding region at 1:5,000,000 scale in both digital and print formats that will detail the stratigraphic and crosscutting relations among rock materials and landforms (30 deg. S to 65 deg. S, 290 deg. E to 340 deg E). There has not been a detailed geologic map produced of the Argyre region since the Viking-era mapping investigation. The mapping tasks include stratigraphic mapping, crater counting, feature mapping, quantitative landform analysis, and spectroscopic/ stratigraphic investigation feature mapping. The regional geologic mapping investigation includes the Argyre basin floor and rim materials, the transition zone that straddles the Thaumasia plateau, which includes Argyre impactrelated modification, and the southeast margin of the Thaumasia plateau using important new data sets from the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The geologic information unfolded by this new mapping project will be useful to the community for constraining the regional geology, paleohydrology, and paleoclimate, which includes but is not limited to the assessment of: (1) whether the Argyre basin contained lakes, (2) the extent of reported flooding and glaciation, (3) existing interpretations of the origin of the narrow ridges located in the southeast part of the basin floor, and (4) the extent of Argyre-related tectonism and its influence on the surrounding regions. |
| File Size | 332883 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110002756 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9f52nk9m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spectroscopy Geology Mars Planet Mars Express Viking Mars Program Geological Surveys Topography 2001 Mars Odyssey Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Stratigraphy Mars Surface Planetary Mapping Mars Global Surveyor Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
