TES and THEMIS study of proposed paleolake basins within the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Stockstill, Karen R ^a,b   Moersch, Jeffrey E ^a   McSween, Harry Y ^a   Piatek, Jennifer ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DECONVOLUTION; EVAPORITE; IMAGING METHOD; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 33947408758     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002517     Document Type: Article

References (93)

1. Arvidson, R. E., et al. (2006), Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills, J. Geophys. Res., III, E02S01, doi:10.1029/2005JE002499.
2. Baker, V. R., and D. J. Milton (1974), Erosion by catastrophic floods on Mars and Earth, Icarus, 23, 27-41.
3. Baldridge, A. M., J. D. Farmer, and J. E. Moersch (2004), Mars remote-sensing analog studies in the Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E12006, doi:10.1029/2004JE002315.
4. Bandfield, J. L. (2002), Global mineral distributions on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E6), 5042, doi:10.1029/2001JE001510.
5. Bandfield, J. L., and M. D. Smith (2003), Multiple emission angle surface-atmosphere separations of Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, Icarus, 161, 47-65.
6. Bandfield, J. L., P. R. Christensen, and M. D. Smith (2000a), Spectral data set factor analysis and end-member recovery: Application to analysis of Martian atmospheric particulates, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9573-9587.
7. Bandfield, J. L., V. E. Hamilton, and P. R. Christensen (2000b), A global view of Martian surface compositions from MGS-TES, Science, 287, 1626-1630.
8. Bandfield, J. L., T. D. Glotch, and P. R. Christensen (2003), Spectroscopic identification of carbonate mineral in the Martian dust, Science, 301, 1084-1087.
9. Bandfield, J. L., D. Rogers, M. D. Smith, and P. R. Christensen (2004), Atmospheric correction and surface spectral unit mapping using Thermal Emission Imaging System data, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E10008, doi:10.1029/ 2004JE002289.
10. Bell, J. F., III, et al. (2004), Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater, Science, 305, 800-806.
11. Brakenridge, G. R. (1990), The origin of fluvial valleys and early geologic history, Aeolis Quadrangle, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 17,289-17,308.
12. Cabrol, N. A. (1997), Early Amazonian lake in Gale Crater, Mars, Lunar Planet. Sci, XXVIII, 191-192.
13. Cabrol, N. A., and E. A. Grin (1997), Hydrogeology and exobiology significance of Martian large crater lakes, paper presented at Conference on Early Mars: Geologic and Hydrologic Evolution, Physical and Chemical Environments, and the Implications for Life, Lunar and Planet. Inst., Houston, Tex.
14. Cabrol, N. A., and E. A. Grin (1999), Distribution, classification, and ages of Martian impact crater Lakes, Icarus, 142, 160-172.
15. Cabrol, N. A., E. A. Grin, R. Landheim, R. O. Kuzmin, and R. Greeley (1998), Duration of the Ma'adim Vallis/Gusev Crater hydrogeologic system, Icarus, 133, 98-108.
16. Cabrol, N. A., E. A. Grin, H. E. Newsom, R. Landheim, and C. P. McKay (1999), Hydrogeologic evolution of Gale crater and its relevance to the exobiological exploration of Mars, Icarus, 139, 235-245.
17. Carr, M. H. (1987), Water on Mars, Nature, 326, 30-35.
18. Carr, M. H. (1996), Formation of the Martian drainage system: Redistribution of groundwater in response to global topography and cold climates, in Workshop on Evolution of Martian Volatiles, LPI Tech. Rep. 95-05, pp. 7-9, Lunar and Planet. Inst., Houston, Tex.
19. Christensen, P. R. (1999), Calibration report for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) for the Mars Global Surveyor Mission, Mars Global Surveyor Project, Jet Propul. Lab., Pasadena, Calif.
20. Christensen, P. R., et al. (1992), Thermal Emission Spectrometer Experiment: Mars-Observer Mission, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7719-7734.
21. Christensen, P. R., et al. (2000a), Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near-surface water, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9623-9642.
22. Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, V. E. Hamilton, D. A. Howard, M. D. Lane, J. L. Piatek, S. W. Ruff, and W. L. Stefanov (2000b), A thermal emission spectral library of rock-forming minerals, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9735-9739.
23. Christensen, P. R., et al. (2001), Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,823-23,871.
24. Christensen, P. R., et al. (2003), Morphology and composition of the surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS results, Science, 300, 2056-2061.
25. Christensen, P. R., et al. (2004a), Initial results from the Min-TES experiment at the Spirit landing site in Gusev Crater, Science, 305, 837-841.
26. Christensen, P. R., et al. (2004b), The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) for the Mars 2001 Odyssey Mission, Space Sci. Rev., 110, 85-130.
27. Clark, B. C., A. K. Baird, R. J. Weldon, D. M. Tsusaki, L. Schnabel, and M. P. Candelaria (1982), Chemical composition of Martian Fines, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 10,059-10,067.
28. Clark, B. C., et al. (2005), Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 240, 73-94.
29. Eugster, H. P. (1980), Geochemistry of evaporitic lacustrine deposits, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 8, 35-63.
30. Eugster, H. P., and L. A. Hardie (1978), Saline lakes, in Lakes: Chemistry, Geology, Physics, edited by A. Lernam, pp. 237-293, Springer, New York.
31. Farmer, J. D., and D. J. Des Marais (1999), Exploring for a record of ancient Martian life, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 26,977-26,995.
32. Feely, K. C., and P. R. Christensen (1999), Quantitative compositional analysis using thermal emission spectroscopy: Application to igneous and metamorphic rocks, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 24,195-24,210.
33. Forsythe, R. D., and J. R. Zimbelman (1995), A case for ancient evaporite basins on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 5553-5563.
34. Frey, H. V., S. E. H. Sakimoto, and J. H. Roark (1998), The MOLA topographic signature at the crustal dichotomy boundary zone on Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 4409-4412.
35. Gellert, R., et al. (2004), Chemistry of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer, Science, 305, 829-832.
36. Gendrin, A., et al. (2005), Sulfates in Martian layered terrains: The OMEGA/Mars Express view, Science, 307, 1587-1591.
37. Gillespie, A. R. (1985), Lithologic mapping of silicate rocks using TIMS, in The TIMS Data Users' Workshop, pp. 29-44, Jet Propul. Lab., Pasadena, Calif.
38. Gillespie, A. R. (1992), Spectral mixture analysis of multispectral thermal infrared images, Remote Sens. Environ., 42(2), 137-145.
39. Gillespie, A. R., A. B. Kahle, and R. E. Walker (1986), Color enhancement of highly correlated images. 1. Decorrelation and HSI contrast stretches, Remote Sens. Environ., 20, 209-235.
40. Golombek, M., et al. (2002), Downselecting of landing sites for the Mars Exploration Rovers, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXIII, Abstract 1245.
41. Greeley, R., and J. E. Guest (1987), Geologic map of the eastern equatorial region, Mars, U.S. Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Ser., Map I-1802-B.
42. Green, A. A., M. Berman, P. Switzer, and M. D. Craig (1988), A transformation for ordering multispectral data in terms of image quality with implications for noise removal, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 26, 65-74.
43. Grin, E. A., and N. A. Cabrol (1997), Limnologic analysis of Gusev crater paleolake (Mars), Icarus, 130, 461-474.
44. Hamilton, V. E., and P. R. Christensen (2000), Determining the modal mineralogy of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks using thermal emission spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9717-9733.
45. Hamilton, V. E., M. B. Wyatt, H. Y. McSween Jr., and P. R. Christensen (2001), Analysis of terrestrial and Martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14,733-14,746.
46. Jones, B. F. (1965), The hydrology and mineralogy of Deep Springs Lake, Inyo County, California, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap., 502-A, 56 pp.
47. Klingelhöfer, G., et al. (2005), MIMOS II on MER: One year of Mössbauer spectroscopy on the surface of Mars: From Jarosite at Meridiani Planum to Goethite at Gusev Crater, Lunar Planet. Sci.XXXVI, Abstract 2349.
48. Kraft, M. D., J. R. Michalski, and T. G. Sharp (2003), Effects of pure silica coatings on thermal emission spectra of basaltic rocks: Considerations for Martian surface mineralogy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(24), 2288, doi:10.1029/2003GL018848.
49. Kuzmin, R. O., R. Greeley, R. Landheim, N. A. Cabrol, and J. D. Farmer (2000), Geologic map of the MTM-15182 and MTM-15187 quadrangles, Gusev Crater-Ma'adim Vallis region, U.S. Geol. Surv. Geol. Invest. Ser., 1-2666.
50. Landheim, R., N. A. Cabrol, R. Greeley, and J. D. Farmer (1994), Strategic assessment of Gusev crater as an exobiology landing site, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXV 845-846.
51. Lane, M. D. (2005), Evidence for aqueously precipitated sulfates in Northeast Meridiani using THEMIS and TES data, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXVI, Abstract 2180.
52. Lane, M. D., and P. R. Christensen (1997), Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of anhydrous carbonates, J. Geophys. Res., 102,25,581-25,592.
53. Lane, M. D., and P. R. Christensen (1998), Salt minerals predicted for Mars and their thermal infrared emission spectra, Lunar Planet. Sci. [CD-ROM], XXIX, Abstract 1102.
54. Langevin, Y., F. Poulet, J. P. Bibring, and B. Gondet (2005), Sulfates in the north polar region of Mars detected by OMEGA/Mars Express, Science, 307, 1584-1586.
55. Lyon, R. J. P. (1965), Analysis of rocks by spectral infrared emission (8-25 μm), Econ. Geol., 60, 715-736.
56. Lyon, R. J. P., and K. Lee (1970), Remote sensing in exploration for mineral deposits, Econ. Geol., 65, 785-800.
57. Malin, M. C., and K. S. Edgett (2000), Sedimentary rocks of early Mars, Science, 290, 1927-1937.
58. Martínez-Alonso, S., B. M. Jakosky, M. T. Mellon, and N. E. Putzig (2005), A volcanic interpretation of Gusev Crater surface materials from thermophysical, spectral, and morphological evidence, J. Geophys. Res., 110, E01003, doi:10.1029/2004JE002327.
59. Masursky, H. (1973), An overview of geological results from Mariner 9, J. Geophys. Res., 78, 4009-4049.
60. McCauley, J. F. (1974), White Rock: A Martian enigma, NASA Spec. Publ., 329, 170-171.
61. McSween, H. Y., Jr., et al. (1999), Chemical, multispectral, and textural constraints on the composition and origin of rocks at the Mars Pathfinder landing site, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 8679-8715.
62. McSween, H. Y., Jr., et al. (2004), Basaltic rocks analyzed by the Spirit Rover in Gusev Crater, Science, 305, 842-845.
63. Milam, K. A., K. R. Stockstill, J. E. Moersch, H. Y. McSween Jr., L. L. Tornabene, A. Ghosh, M. B. Wyatt, and P. R. Christensen (2003), THEMIS characterization of the MER Gusev crater landing site, J. Geophys. Res., 108(E12), 8078, doi:10.1029/2002JE002023.
64. Milton, D. J. (1973), Water and processes of degradation on Martian landscape, J. Geophys. Res., 78, 4037-4047.
65. Morris, R. V., et al. (2004), Mineralogy at Gusev Crater from the Mössbauer Spectrometer on the Spirit Rover, Science, 305, 833-836.
66. Morris, R. V. et al. (2005), Abundance and speciation of water and sulfate at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXVI, Abstract 2239.
67. Mutch, T. A., R. E. Arvidson, J. W. Head III, K. L. Jones, and R. S. Saunders (1976), The Geology of Mars, 400 pp., Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, N. J.
68. Newsom, H. E., J. J. Hagerty, and F. Goff (1999), Mixed hydrothermal fluids and the origin of the Martian soils, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 8717-8728.
69. Pelkey, S. M., and B. M. Jakosky (2002), Surficial geologic surveys of Gale Crater and Melas Chasma, Mars: Integration of remote-sensing data, Icarus, 160, 228-257.
70. Pelkey, S. M., B. M. Jakosky, and P. R. Christensen (2004), Surficial properties in Gale Crater, Mars, from Mars Odyssey THEMIS data, Icarus, 167, 244-270.
71. Ramsey, M. S., and P. R. Christensen (1998), Mineral abundance determination: Quantitative deconvolution of thermal emission spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 103(B1), 577-596.
72. Realmuto, V. J. (1990), Separating the effects of temperature and emissivity: Emissivity spectrum normalization, in Proceedings of the Second TIMS Workshop, pp. 23-27, Jet Propul. Lab., Pasadena, Calif.
73. Ruff, S. W. (2004), Spectral evidence for zeolites in the dust on Mars, Icarus, 168, 131-143.
74. Ruff, S. W., and P. R. Christensen (2002), Bright and dark regions on Mars: Particle size and mineralogical characteristics based on Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E12), 5127, doi:10.1029/2001JE001580.
75. Ruff, S. W., et al. (2001), Mars' "White Rock" feature lacks evidence of an aqueous origin: Result from Mars Global Surveyor, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,921-23,927.
76. Sagan, C., O. B. Toon, and P. J. Gierasch (1973), Climatic change on Mars, Science, 181, 1045-1049.
77. Salisbury, J. W., A. Wald, and D. D. Aria (1994), Thermal-infrared remote sensing and Kirchhoffs law: 1. Laboratory measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 11,897-11,911.
78. Schneeberger, D. M. (1989), Episodic channel activity at Ma'adim Vallis, Mars, Lunar Planet. Sci., XX, 964-965.
79. Schröder, C., et al. (2005), Weathering of basaltic rocks from the Gusev Plains up into the Columbia Hills from the perspective of the MER Mössbauer Spectrometer, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXVI, Abstract 2309.
80. Scott, D. H., and M. G. Chapman (1995), Geologic and topographic maps of the Elysium Paleolake basin, Mars, 1:500,000 scale, U.S. Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Ser., Map 1-2397.
81. Scott, D. H., E. C. Morris, and M. N. West (1978), Geologic map of the Aeolis Quadrangle of Mars (MC-23), U.S. Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Ser., Map I-IIII.
82. Sharp, R. P., and M. C. Malin (1975), Channels on Mars, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 86, 593-609.
83. Smith, M. D. (2002), The annual cycle of water vapor on Mars as observed by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 5115, doi:10.1029/2001JE001522.
84. Smith, M. D., J. L. Bandfield, and P. R. Christensen (2000), Separation of atmospheric and surface spectral features in Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9589-9607.
85. Squyres, S. W., et al. (2004), The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev crater, Mars, Science, 305, 794-799.
86. Stockstill, K. R. (2005), Analysis of Martian parental melts and thermal infrared studies of putative paleolake basins on Mars, Ph.D. dissertation, 260 pp., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
87. Stockstill, K. R., J. E. Moersch, S. W. Ruff, A. Baldridge, and J. Farmer (2005), Thermal Emission Spectrometer hyperspectral analyses of proposed paleolake basins on Mars: No evidence for in-place carbonates, J. Geophys. Res., 110, E10004, doi:10.1029/2004JE002353.
88. Thomson, J. L., and J. W. Salisbury (1993), The mid-infrared reflectance of mineral mixtures (7-14 mm), Remote Sens. Environ., 45(1), 1-13.
89. Wang, A., et al. (2005), Sulfate deposition in regolith exposed in trenches on the plains between the Spirit landing site and Columbia Hills in Gusev Crater, Mars, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXVI, Abstract 2236.
90. Ward, A. W. (1979), Yardangs on Mars: Evidence of recent wind erosion, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 8147-8166.
91. Williams, S. H., and J. R. Zimbelman (1994), "White Rock": An eroded Martian lacustrine deposit (?), Geology, 22, 107-110.
92. Wyatt, M. B., and H. Y. McSween Jr. (2002), Spectral evidence for weathered basalt as an alternative to andesite in the northern lowlands of Mars, Nature, 417, 263-266.
93. Zimbelman, J. R., and H. H. Kieffer (1979), Thermal mapping of the northern equatorial and temperate latitudes of Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 8239-8251.