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D F Blake1, R V Morris, G Kocurek
1National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. david.blake@nasa.gov
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 28, 2013
Resumen
El depósito eólico de Rocknest en Marte comparte similitudes con los materiales encontrados por los Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Su composición sugiere un origen basáltico y alberga volátiles clave, lo que indica la amplia difusión de materiales marcianos similares.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Astrogeología y Astrogeología.
- Exploración de Marte La exploración de Marte.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los depósitos eólicos son rasgos geológicos soplados por el viento en las superficies planetarias.
- Los anteriores Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) analizaron los suelos basálticos y las características eólicas.
- Comprender la composición del suelo marciano es crucial para evaluar la habitabilidad pasada y los procesos geológicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para caracterizar la composición mineralógica y química del depósito eólico Rocknest.
- Para comparar la composición de Rocknest con los materiales previamente analizados por MERs.
- Para inferir el origen y la distribución de los materiales basálticos en Marte.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de partículas del tamaño de la arena (<150 micrómetros) del depósito eólico Rocknest.
- Difracción de rayos X y análisis químico para determinar las fracciones de materiales cristalinos y amorfos.
- Identificación de compuestos volátiles utilizando el instrumento de análisis de muestras en Marte (SAM).
Principales resultados:
- La arena de nido de roca se compone de aproximadamente un 55% de material cristalino (patrimonio basáltico) y un 45% de material amorfo de rayos X.
- El componente amorfo es rico en hierro, pobre en silicio y contiene volátiles (agua, oxígeno, dióxido de azufre, dióxido de carbono, cloro).
- Se identificó un componente de óxido de nanofase de grano fino, similar al encontrado en los suelos basálticos analizados por MER.
Conclusiones:
- La composición del depósito de Rocknest es consistente con un origen basáltico.
- La presencia de materiales similares a través del cráter Gusev, Meridiani Planum y el cráter Gale sugiere materiales basálticos globalmente similares de origen local o componentes basálticos extendidos.
- Estos hallazgos implican un patrimonio geológico común y procesos de deposición para materiales eólicos y de suelo marcianos.
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