Two geologic systems providing terrestrial analogues for the exploration of sulfate deposits on Mars: Initial spectral characterization

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 614-627

  Sgavetti, M ^a   Pompilio, L ^a   Roveri, M ^a   Manzi, V ^a   Valentino, G M ^b   Lugli, S ^c   Carli, C ^a   Amici, S ^d   Marchese, F ^e   Lacava, T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^f CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Martian sulfates; Reflectance spectroscopy; Terrestrial analogues (depositional and hydrothermal systems)

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FRACTIONS; BASALTIC ROCKS; BOREALIS; CLIMATIC EVENTS; CLIMATIC VARIATIONS; CLOSE RANGES; DEEP WATERS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS; END-MEMBERS; EPITHERMAL; EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS; EVAPORITE; EVAPORITES; FLUID INTERACTIONS; FLUVIO-DELTAIC; HYDROLOGIC BUDGETS; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALS; IN-SITU; LONG DISTANCES; MARTIAN SULFATES; MEDITERRANEAN BASINS; MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS; MESSINIAN; MESSINIAN SALINITY CRISIS; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; PHLEGRAEAN FIELDS; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ROCK SAMPLES; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SEDIMENTARY FORMATIONS; SHALLOW WATERS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SPECTRAL SIGNATURES; STRATIFIED ROCKS; TERRESTRIAL ANALOGUES (DEPOSITIONAL AND HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS); THERMAL WATERS; VALLES MARINERIS; WIDE SPECTRUMS; XRD ANALYSIS;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BUDGET CONTROL; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; IRON ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

MINERALS;

EID: 67349258616     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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