Sulfates and Iron Oxides in Ophir Chasma, Mars, based on OMEGA and CRISM observations

Lorenz Wendt (1) , Christoph Gross (1) , Thomas Kneissl (1) , Mariam Sowe (1) , Jean-Philippe Combe (2) , Laetitia Ledeit (3) , Patrick C. Mcguire (1) , Gerhard Neukum (1)

1 Freie Universität Berlin
2 Bear Fight Institute
3 DLR Institute of Planetary Research

► Detection of jarosite and hydroxylated phases, kieserite, polyhydrated sulfates and hematite ► Interpretion ofmineralogy together with digital elevation models and anaglyphs ► Discussion of formation theories ► comparison to light-toned deposits elsewhere on Mars

Mots clés: Mars

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

Lorenz Wendt, Christoph Gross, Thomas Kneissl, Mariam Sowe, Jean-Philippe Combe, et al.. Sulfates and Iron Oxides in Ophir Chasma, Mars, based on OMEGA and CRISM observations. Icarus, 2011, ⟨10.1016/j.icarus.2011.02.013⟩. ⟨hal-00743842⟩