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Global Distribution of Shallow Water on Mars: Neutron Mapping of Summer-Time Surface by HEND/OdysseyOrbital mapping of induced neutrons and gamma-rays by Odyssey has recently successfully proven the applicability of nuclear methods for studying of the elementary composition of Martian upper-most subsurface. In particular, the suite of Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) has discovered the presence of large water-ice rich regions southward and northward on Mars. The data of neutron mapping of summer-time surface are presented below from the Russian High Energy Neutron Spectrometer (HEND), which is a part of GRS suite. These maps represent the content of water in the soil for summer season at Southern and Northern hemispheres, when the winter deposit of CO2 is absent on the surface. The seasonal evolution of CO2 coverage on Mars is the subject of the complementary paper.
Document ID
20030110790
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mitrofanov, I. G.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Litvak, M. L.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Kozyrev, A. S.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Sanin, A. B.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Tretyakov, V. I.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Boynton, W.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Hamara, D.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Shinohara, C.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Saunders, R. S.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Drake, D.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
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