Electrically conducting, Ca-rich brines, rather than water, expected in the Martian subsurface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Burt, D M ^a,b   Knauth, L P ^b  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brines; Evaporites; Mars; Seeps; Subsurface

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CALCIUM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; MARS;

EID: 0042346236     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001862     Document Type: Article

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