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The mineralogic evolution of the Martian surface through time: Implications from chemical reaction path modeling studiesChemical reaction path calculations were used to model the minerals that might have formed at or near the Martian surface as a result of volcano or meteorite impact driven hydrothermal systems; weathering at the Martian surface during an early warm, wet climate; and near-zero or sub-zero C brine-regolith reactions in the current cold climate. Although the chemical reaction path calculations carried out do not define the exact mineralogical evolution of the Martian surface over time, they do place valuable geochemical constraints on the types of minerals that formed from an aqueous phase under various surficial and geochemically complex conditions.
Document ID
19940028720
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Plumlee, G. S. (Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Ridley, W. I. (Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Debraal, J. D. (Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Reed, M. H. (Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Mars: Past, Present, and Future. Results from the MSATT Program, Part 1
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N33226
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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