Mars’ polar regions are covered with ice-rich layered deposits that potentially contain a record of climate variations. The sounding radar SHARAD on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mapped detailed subsurface stratigraphy in the Promethei Lingula region of the south polar plateau, Planum Australe. Radar reflections interpreted as layers are correlated across adjacent orbits and are continuous for up to 150 kilometers along spacecraft orbital tracks. The reflectors are often separated into discrete reflector sequences, and strong echoes are seen as deep as 1 kilometer. In some cases, the sequences are dipping with respect to each other, suggesting an interdepositional period of erosion. In Australe Sulci, layers are exhumed, indicating recent erosion.

Accumulation and erosion of Mars' south polar layered deposits / Seu, Roberto; 1* Roger J., Phillips; 2., Giovanni Alberti; 3., Daniela Biccari; 1., Francesco Bonaventura; 4., Marco Bortone; 3., Diego Calabrese; 6., Marco Cartacci; 6., Claudio Catallo; 5., Anna Croce; 5., Renato Croci; 5., Marco Cutigni; 1., Antonio Di Placido; 4., Salvatore Dinardo; 3., Federico Costanzo; 7., Enrico Flamini; 8., Franco Fois; 5., Alessandro Frigeri; 7., Oreste Fuga; 1., Emanuele Giacomoni; 1., Yonggyu Gim; 9., Mauro Guelfi; 1. 0., Wlodek Kofman; J., Leuschen 11 Carlton; 1. 2., Lucia Marinangeli; 1. 3., Paolo Marras; 4., Arturo Masdea; 1., Stefania Mattei; 3., Riccardo Mecozzi; 9., Antonio Morlupi; 4., Jeremie Mouginot; 1. 1., Roberto Orosei; 1. 4., Claudio Papa; 3., Tobia Paterno; 4., Paolo Persi Del Marmo; 1., Elena Pettinelli; 1. 5., Giulia Pica; 3., Giovanni Picardi; 9., Marco Provenziani; 2., Federica Russo; 1., Ali Safaeinili; 9., Giuseppe Salzillo; 3., Maria Rosaria Santovito; 9., Barbara Tattarletti; 4., Danilo Vicari4. - In: SCIENCE. - ISSN 0036-8075. - 317:5845(2007), pp. 1715-1718. [10.1126/science.1144120]

Accumulation and erosion of Mars' south polar layered deposits

SEU, Roberto;
2007

Abstract

Mars’ polar regions are covered with ice-rich layered deposits that potentially contain a record of climate variations. The sounding radar SHARAD on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mapped detailed subsurface stratigraphy in the Promethei Lingula region of the south polar plateau, Planum Australe. Radar reflections interpreted as layers are correlated across adjacent orbits and are continuous for up to 150 kilometers along spacecraft orbital tracks. The reflectors are often separated into discrete reflector sequences, and strong echoes are seen as deep as 1 kilometer. In some cases, the sequences are dipping with respect to each other, suggesting an interdepositional period of erosion. In Australe Sulci, layers are exhumed, indicating recent erosion.
2007
01 Pubblicazione su rivista::01a Articolo in rivista
Accumulation and erosion of Mars' south polar layered deposits / Seu, Roberto; 1* Roger J., Phillips; 2., Giovanni Alberti; 3., Daniela Biccari; 1., Francesco Bonaventura; 4., Marco Bortone; 3., Diego Calabrese; 6., Marco Cartacci; 6., Claudio Catallo; 5., Anna Croce; 5., Renato Croci; 5., Marco Cutigni; 1., Antonio Di Placido; 4., Salvatore Dinardo; 3., Federico Costanzo; 7., Enrico Flamini; 8., Franco Fois; 5., Alessandro Frigeri; 7., Oreste Fuga; 1., Emanuele Giacomoni; 1., Yonggyu Gim; 9., Mauro Guelfi; 1. 0., Wlodek Kofman; J., Leuschen 11 Carlton; 1. 2., Lucia Marinangeli; 1. 3., Paolo Marras; 4., Arturo Masdea; 1., Stefania Mattei; 3., Riccardo Mecozzi; 9., Antonio Morlupi; 4., Jeremie Mouginot; 1. 1., Roberto Orosei; 1. 4., Claudio Papa; 3., Tobia Paterno; 4., Paolo Persi Del Marmo; 1., Elena Pettinelli; 1. 5., Giulia Pica; 3., Giovanni Picardi; 9., Marco Provenziani; 2., Federica Russo; 1., Ali Safaeinili; 9., Giuseppe Salzillo; 3., Maria Rosaria Santovito; 9., Barbara Tattarletti; 4., Danilo Vicari4. - In: SCIENCE. - ISSN 0036-8075. - 317:5845(2007), pp. 1715-1718. [10.1126/science.1144120]
File allegati a questo prodotto
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/67949
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 4
  • Scopus 83
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 66
social impact