Sulfur Mineralogy at the Mars Phoenix Landing SiteThe Mars Phoenix Scout mission landed at the northernmost location (approx.68deg N) of any lander or rover on the martian surface. This paper compares the S mineralogy at the Phoenix landing site with S mineralogy of soils studied by previous Mars landers. S-bearing phases were not directly detected by the payload onboard the Phoenix spacecraft. Our objective is to derive the possible mineralogy of S-bearing phases at the Phoenix landing site based upon Phoenix measurements in combination with orbital measurements, terrestrial analog and Martian meteorite studies, and telescopic observations.
Document ID
20090010351
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ming, Douglas W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Morris, R.V. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Golden, D.C. (Jacobs Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Sutter, B. (Jacobs Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Clark, B.C. (Space Science Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Boynton, W.V. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Hecht, M.H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kounaves, S.P. (Tufts Univ. Medford, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
JSC-17932
Meeting Information
Meeting: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference