The Enigmatic Global Martian Soil: Compositional Evidence from MER, Phoenix, Viking, MPF, MGS and Odyssey
Abstract
The existence of a global soil unit on Mars hinges on element profiles from five landers. Orbital and in situ data, including Phoenix, combine to explain the shortfall in Viking compositions, explicable as carbonate, H2O, and minor elements.
- Publication:
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41st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPI....41.1419C