Martian Eolian Dust Analyzed by ChemCam

J. Lasue , A. Cousin , P. Y. Meslin , N. Mangold (1) , R. C. Wiens (2) , G. Berger , E. Dehouck (1) , O. Forni , W. Goetz , O. Gasnault (3) , W. Rapin , S. Schröder , A. Ollila , J. Johnson , S. Le Mouélic (1) , S. Maurice (3) , R. Anderson , D. Blaney (4) , B. Clark , S. M. Clegg (2) , C. d'Uston , C. Fabre , N. Lanza , M. B. Madsen , J. Martín-Torres , N. Melikechi , H. Newsom (5) , V. Sautter , M. P. Zorzano

1 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique [UMR 6112]
2 LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
3 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
4 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
5 IOM - Institute of Meteoritics [Albuquerque]

The martian eolian dust chemical composition is homogeneous at the sub-mm scale. It is different from the Aeolis Palus soils and Bagnold sands with a larger content of FeO, TiO2 and lower hydration.

Domaines: Planétologie

J. Lasue, A. Cousin, P. Y. Meslin, N. Mangold, R. C. Wiens, et al.. Martian Eolian Dust Analyzed by ChemCam. Ninth International Conference on Mars, Jul 2019, Pasadena, United States. ⟨hal-02411433⟩