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DOI | 10.1038/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
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ISSN | 2041-1723 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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