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DOI10.1038/ncomms13459
Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars
Schroder, Christian1; Bland, Phil A.2; Golombek, Matthew P.3; Ashley, James W.3; Warner, Nicholas H.4; Grant, John A.5
通讯作者Schroder, Christian
来源期刊NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN2041-1723
出版年2016
卷号7
英文摘要

Spacecraft exploring Mars such as the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, as well as the Mars Science Laboratory or Curiosity rover, have accumulated evidence for wet and habitable conditions on early Mars more than 3 billion years ago. Current conditions, by contrast, are cold, extremely arid and seemingly inhospitable. To evaluate exactly how dry today’s environment is, it is important to understand the ongoing current weathering processes. Here we present chemical weathering rates determined for Mars. We use the oxidation of iron in stony meteorites investigated by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at Meridiani Planum. Their maximum exposure age is constrained by the formation of Victoria crater and their minimum age by erosion of the meteorites. The chemical weathering rates thus derived are similar to 1 to 4 orders of magnitude slower than that of similar meteorites found in Antarctica where the slowest rates are observed on Earth.


类型Article
语种英语
国家Scotland ; Australia ; USA
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000387470500001
WOS关键词MOSSBAUER-SPECTROSCOPY ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; EROSION RATES ; CRATER ; DESERT
WOS类目Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/195190
作者单位1.Univ Stirling, Fac Nat Sci, Biol & Environm Sci, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland;
2.Curtin Univ, Dept Appl Geol, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;
3.CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA;
4.SUNY Coll Geneseo, Dept Geol Sci, Geneseo, NY 14454 USA;
5.Smithsonian Inst, Natl Air & Space Museum, Ctr Earth & Planetary Studies, Washington, DE 20560 USA
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Schroder, Christian,Bland, Phil A.,Golombek, Matthew P.,et al. Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars[J],2016,7.
APA Schroder, Christian,Bland, Phil A.,Golombek, Matthew P.,Ashley, James W.,Warner, Nicholas H.,&Grant, John A..(2016).Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars.NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,7.
MLA Schroder, Christian,et al."Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars".NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 7(2016).
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