火星地的元素组成
Harry Y McSween1, G Jeffrey Taylor, Michael B Wyatt
1Planetary Geosciences Institute and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, USA. mcsween@utk.edu
概括
火星 火星 火星 火星 火星
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 伊格尼岩石学 伊格尼岩石学
背景情况:
- 火星地的组成是理解其地质演变和差异化的关键.
- 来自航天器和石的全球数据提供了关于火热地化学的见解.
研究的目的:
- 通过火星的岩石地组成来评估火星的地质历史.
- 评估火星石的代表性,以了解行星的地幔.
主要方法:
- 全球航天器数据的分析.
- 对火星石组成的检查.
- 对岩石化学的评估.
主要成果:
- 火星表面的岩石主要是来自广泛的部分融化的托莱伊特基岩,表现出最小的气候变化.
- 在火星上,有性,性或缺乏性的岩石很少见.
- 火星石可能不能准确地代表更古老,更丰富的地物质.
结论:
- 地的组成表明了有限的岩石类型和特定的地幔融过程.
- 火星石可能不适合限制火星的地幔组成或诊断地质化学.
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