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Minerales de silicato hidratados en Marte observados por el instrumento CRISM del Orbitador de Reconocimiento de

John F Mustard¹, S L Murchie, S M Pelkey

¹Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. john_mustard@brown.edu

|July 18, 2008

Resumen

Nuevos hallazgos revelan una mayor variedad de filosilicatos en Marte, lo que indica diversos entornos de Noé adecuados para la habitabilidad. Estos minerales hidrosos proporcionan conocimientos cruciales sobre Marte.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
La mineralogía es la Mineralogía.
Astrobiología Astrobiología.

Sus antecedentes:

Los filosilicatos, minerales hidratados, fueron identificados por primera vez en Marte por el instrumento OMEGA.
El mapeo global indicó una mineralogía filosilicata extendida pero limitada (Fe/Mg, Al smectites) en terrenos antiguos.
Interpretaciones anteriores sugirieron que la formación de filosilicato estaba restringida al período de Noé debido a condiciones ambientales específicas.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para ampliar la diversidad conocida de la mineralogía de filosilicato marciano utilizando datos de CRISM.
Para investigar el contexto geológico y las implicaciones de la distribución de phyllosilicate.
Para evaluar el potencial de habitabilidad de los antiguos entornos marcianos.

Principales métodos:

Análisis de los datos del espectrómetro de imágenes de reconocimiento compacto para Marte (CRISM).
Identificación y cartografía de diversos minerales de filosilicato, incluidas la kaolinita, la clorita, la ilita / moscovita y la sílice hidratada.
Examen de las relaciones estratigráficas y de las eyecciones de cráteres para comprender la historia de las alteraciones.

Principales resultados:

Identificación de kaolinita, clorita, ilita/muscovita y sílice hidratada, expandiendo la diversidad conocida de los filosilicatos marcianos.
Observación de diversos filosilicatos Fe/Mg-OH, siendo comunes las esmectitas (nontronita, saponita) y las cloritas.
La evidencia estratigráfica en Nili Fossae indica el cese de la alteración acuosa antes de la colocación de la unidad portadora de olivino.
Los filosilicatos detectados en la eyección del cráter sugieren alteración de materiales de la corteza más profundos.
Los filosilicatos encontrados en depósitos sedimentarios confirman la actividad del agua en el pasado.

Conclusiones:

La diversidad de filosilicatos marcianos es mayor de lo que se entendía anteriormente.
Los entornos de Noé en Marte eran más variados y potencialmente habitables de lo que se pensaba.
La presencia de diversos filosilicatos proporciona evidencia de extensas interacciones agua-roca en la historia temprana de Marte.

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