Water Storage and Transport Processes During Impact Experiments on Nominally Anhydrous MineralsWater, in the form of structurally bound hydrogen in the crystal lattice of nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs), strongly influences many important physical processes on terrestrial planets and planetary objects. Water enhances the rates of plastic deformation and controls the degree of partial melting in silicate rocks, which influences the generation of melt and therefore the nature of planetary volcanism. Water has also been experimentally demonstrated to influence the nature of lattice preferred orientation in deformed aggregates, and thus may be important in the interpretation of seismic anisotropy data collected from planetary bodies, such as from the current InSight mission on Mars. Therefore, much attention has been focused on characterizing the distribution and concentration of water in the planets and rocky bodies of our solar system.
Document ID
20190001952
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Tielke, J. (Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Houston, TX, United States)
Peslier, A. H. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Christoffersen, R. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Cintala, M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Morris, R. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Montes, R (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)