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Antiguo impacto y procesos acuosos en el cráter Endeavour, Marte
S W Squyres1, R E Arvidson, J F Bell
1Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. squyres@astro.cornell.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 5, 2012
Resumen
El rover Mars Opportunity descubrió enriquecimientos de zinc y venas de yeso en el borde del cráter Endeavour. Estos hallazgos sugieren actividad hidrotermal pasada y condiciones potencialmente habitables en la región marciana.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Geología Geología Geología.
- Astrobiología Astrobiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El rover Opportunity exploró el cráter Endeavour, un antiguo sitio de impacto.
- Los depósitos del borde del cráter consisten en brechas basálticas producidas por el impacto, que muestran una estratigrafía similar a la de la Tierra.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar características geológicas y composiciones químicas en el borde del cráter Endeavour.
- Determinar el origen de los enriquecimientos localizados y los sistemas de venas.
- Evaluar las implicaciones para la habitabilidad pasada y la actividad hídrica.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis in situ de materiales de la superficie marciana por el rover Opportunity.
- Investigación geoquímica de la composición de la breccia y la mineralogía de las venas.
- Análisis estratigráfico de los depósitos de impacto.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron enriquecimientos de zinc localizados en materiales de breccia, indicativos de alteración hidrotermal.
- Se observaron venas ricas en yeso cortando rocas sedimentarias cerca del borde del cráter.
- La evidencia sugiere la precipitación de fluidos acuosos de baja temperatura que fluyen hacia arriba desde el borde.
Conclusiones:
- Se produjo una alteración hidrotermal en el cráter Endeavour, evidenciada por enriquecimientos de zinc.
- Las venas de yeso indican un flujo de fluido acuoso de baja temperatura pasado, creando condiciones habitables temporales.
- Estos fluidos contribuyeron a la formación de las areniscas ricas en sulfato de Meridiani Planum.
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