Pre-mission InSights on the interior of Mars

SE Smrekar, P Lognonné, T Spohn, WB Banerdt… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport
(InSight) Mission will focus on Mars' interior structure and evolution. The basic structure of …

Thickness and structure of the Martian crust from InSight seismic data

B Knapmeyer-Endrun, MP Panning, F Bissig, R Joshi… - Science, 2021 - science.org
A planet's crust bears witness to the history of planetary formation and evolution, but for
Mars, no absolute measurement of crustal thickness has been available. Here, we …

Long-term evolution of the Martian crust-mantle system

M Grott, D Baratoux, E Hauber, V Sautter… - Space Science …, 2013 - Springer
Lacking plate tectonics and crustal recycling, the long-term evolution of the crust-mantle
system of Mars is driven by mantle convection, partial melting, and silicate differentiation …

Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

PY Meslin, O Gasnault, O Forni, S Schröder, A Cousin… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The ChemCam instrument, which provides insight into martian soil chemistry at the
submillimeter scale, identified two principal soil types along the Curiosity rover traverse: a …

Concentration of H, Si, Cl, K, Fe, and Th in the low‐and mid‐latitude regions of Mars

WV Boynton, GJ Taylor, LG Evans… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We report maps of the concentrations of H, Si, Cl, K, Fe, and Th as determined by the
Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) on board the 2001 Mars Odyssey Mission for±∼ 45° …

Geological characteristics and targets of high scientific interest in the Zhurong landing region on Mars

J Zhao, Z **ao, J Huang, JW Head… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We used imaging, laser altimeter and thermal infrared data to map a 0.5 by 0.5° area
containing the landing site of the Zhurong rover of the Tianwen‐1 mission. We analyzed the …

The thermal state and interior structure of Mars

AC Plesa, S Padovan, N Tosi, D Breuer… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present‐day thermal state, interior structure, composition, and rheology of Mars can be
constrained by comparing the results of thermal history calculations with geophysical …

Magmatic complexity on early Mars as seen through a combination of orbital, in-situ and meteorite data

V Sautter, MJ Toplis, P Beck, N Mangold, R Wiens… - Lithos, 2016 - Elsevier
Until recently, Mars was considered a basalt-covered world, but this vision is evolving thanks
to new orbital, in situ and meteorite observations, in particular of rocks of the ancient …

Compositions of coarse and fine particles in martian soils at gale: A window into the production of soils

A Cousin, PY Meslin, RC Wiens, W Rapin, N Mangold… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
The ChemCam instrument onboard the Curiosity rover provides for the first time an
opportunity to study martian soils at a sub-millimeter resolution. In this work, we analyzed 24 …

The Medusae Fossae Formation as the single largest source of dust on Mars

L Ojha, K Lewis, S Karunatillake, M Schmidt - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Transport of fine-grained dust is one of the most widespread sedimentary processes
occurring on Mars today. In the present climate, eolian abrasion and deflation of rocks are …