An Investigation of Hydrated Minerals in Jezero Crater
Abstract
Jezero, an impact crater located in NE Syrtis is home to a large diversity of alteration minerals and fluvial features. The current study aims to map the abundance of rock-bearing mafic minerals in the region and analyze them with the estimated surface thermal inertia and thereby generate a hydrated mineral potential map. It is seen that the crater is made up of a central LCP unit characterized by higher thermal inertia values when compared to its surroundings which are dominant in Fe-rich phyllosilicates. It is evident from the result that the presence of large amounts of LCP deposits are possibly due to erosion from fluvial activities. The LCP spatial distribution indicates that mineral emplacement might have occurred over the volcanic floor due to flow from the western delta.
- Publication:
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European Planetary Science Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018EPSC...12..682R