The Mineralogy of Lithic Components Within the North Polar Layered Deposits of Mars

• Main Author: Sinha, Prakhar
• Other Authors: Horgan, Briony H. N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Purdue University 2018
• Subjects: Remote sensing|Planetology|Geology; North Pole; Polar Plateau
• Online Access: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI10810978

The geology of the north polar plateau, Planum Boreum, and the surrounding dune fields in the north polar region of Mars has been of interest to the Mars community, as the ice-rich and sedimentary deposits in and around Planum Boreum record the recent sedimentary and climatic history of Mars. The NR...