Combined electromagnetic geophysical mapping at Arctic perennial saline springs: Possible applications for the detection of water in the shallow subsurface of Mars

• Published in: Advances in Space Research
• Main Authors: Samson, C. (Claire), Mah, J., Haltigin, T., Holladay, S., Ralchenko, M., Pollard, W., Monteiro Santos, F.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Arctic soil; Electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic induction; Ground penetrating radar; Mars analogue; Saline springs; Arctic; Heiberg; Axel Heiberg Island; Gypsum Hill
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/12913; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2017.02.016

Perennial springs at the Gypsum Hill site on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic (79°24′N, 90°44′W) represent a high-fidelity analogue to hydrothermal systems that might exist on Mars. The springs were surveyed using an electromagnetic induction sounder (EMIS) and ground penetrating radar (GP...