High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars

Data from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer and the Thermal Emission Imaging System have been used to identify isolated high silica surfaces in western Hellas Basin. Deconvolution results indicate that the surfaces are composed of nearly 80% high silica phases (amorphous silica, phyllosilicates, or...

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Main Author: Joshua L. Bandfield
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033807
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description Data from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer and the Thermal Emission Imaging System have been used to identify isolated high silica surfaces in western Hellas Basin. Deconvolution results indicate that the surfaces are composed of nearly 80% high silica phases (amorphous silica, phyllosilicates, or zeolites). The deposits may be derived from alcoves in the terrain immediately to the north. The high silica deposits are an additional indicator of a variety of past aqueous processes on Mars.
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spelling doaj-art-b383e4e66eeb48e9a41673da2f6db4432025-08-20T03:08:01ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072008-06-013512n/an/a10.1029/2008GL033807High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, MarsJoshua L. Bandfield0Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of Washington Seattle Washington USAData from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer and the Thermal Emission Imaging System have been used to identify isolated high silica surfaces in western Hellas Basin. Deconvolution results indicate that the surfaces are composed of nearly 80% high silica phases (amorphous silica, phyllosilicates, or zeolites). The deposits may be derived from alcoves in the terrain immediately to the north. The high silica deposits are an additional indicator of a variety of past aqueous processes on Mars.https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033807MarssilicaHellas Basin
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High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
Geophysical Research Letters
Mars
silica
Hellas Basin
title High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
title_full High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
title_fullStr High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
title_full_unstemmed High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
title_short High‐silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western Hellas Basin, Mars
title_sort high silica deposits of an aqueous origin in western hellas basin mars
topic Mars
silica
Hellas Basin
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033807
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