Mineralogical Signatures of Cold and Icy Alteration on the Surface of Mars
Abstract
Terrestrial glacier analogs show that cold and icy alteration results in poorly crystalline, silica-rich secondary minerals. Amazonian/Hesperian surfaces on Mars contain these phases, consistent with glacial/periglacial weathering in cold climates.
- Publication:
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Seventh International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration
- Pub Date:
- January 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPICo2099.6024R