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

Martian dust is globally enriched in S and Cl and has a distinct mean S:Cl ratio. Here the authors identify that the largest potential source region for Martian dust based on analysis of elemental abundance data may be the Medusae Fossae Formation.

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Autores principales: Lujendra Ojha, Kevin Lewis, Suniti Karunatillake, Mariek Schmidt
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/46dc011bdb104937a8eeb264138ff341
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Sumario:Martian dust is globally enriched in S and Cl and has a distinct mean S:Cl ratio. Here the authors identify that the largest potential source region for Martian dust based on analysis of elemental abundance data may be the Medusae Fossae Formation.