Chemical weathering and diagenesis of a cold desert soil from Wright Valley, Antarctica - An analog of Martian weathering processes

• Main Authors: Gibson, E. K., Mckay, D. S., Wentworth, S. J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: 43; Wright Valley; Prospect Mesa; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830040107

Weathering, diagenesis, and chemical alteration of a soil profile from the Dry Valleys of Antarctica are investigated as an analog to soil development within the Martian regolith. Soil samples from a soil pit one meter deep on Prospect Mesa, Wright Valley, are examined for their major element concen...