オリビンとピロキセンの多様性は,火星の地殻にある
J F Mustard1, F Poulet, A Gendrin
1Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. john_mustard@brown.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 19, 2005
まとめ
火星エクスプレス宇宙船のデータは,火星の独特なマフィス鉱物を明らかにしています. 低カルシウムピロキセンの豊富な地域は,古代の火星の単位でのみ発見され,枯渇したマントルの源を示しています.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- ミネラロジーは,鉱物学です.
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
背景:
- 火星の表面の組成は,その地質的進化を理解するために重要である.
- オリビン,低カルシウムピロキシン (LCP),高カルシウムピロキシン (HCP) などのマフィカル鉱物は,火山活動とマントルの構成の重要な指標である.
研究 の 目的:
- 火星の表面上の異なるマフィカル鉱物の分布を特定し,地図に描画する.
- これらの鉱床の地質的背景と潜在的マントル源を調査する.
主な方法:
- マース・エクスプレス号の観測所 (OMEGA) からのデータを活用した.
- オリヴィン,LCP,HCPを火星表面で特定するためにスペクトルサインを分析した.
主要な成果:
- オリヴィン,LCP,HCPが豊富に存在する異なる地域が,様々な地質単位で特定されました.
- オリビンとHCPが豊富な地域は,様々な年齢の鉱床に存在しています.
- LCPが豊富な地域は,古代のノアヒアン時代の単位でのみ発見されています.
結論:
- LCPの限られた発生は,溶融は,アルミニウムとカルシウムが枯渇した火星のマントルから派生したと示唆しています.
- 北の平原の広大な暗い地域では,有意なマフィカルまたは水素化鉱物の吸収が示されず,異なる地質学的プロセスまたは組成を示唆しています.
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