RT Journal Article
T1 Evidence for a differentiated crust in Solis Planum, Mars, from lithosphericstrength and heat flow
A1 Ruiz Pérez, Javier
A1 Tejero López, Rosa
A1 McGovern, Patrick
AB Two independent sets of heat flow estimates provide constraints on the Hesperian-era surface and mantle heat flows, and the thickness of the heat-producing elements (HPE)-enriched upper crust, in the Solis Planum region of Mars. The calculations, which use the concentration of uppermost crust heat sources deduced from orbital gamma ray spectroscopy and soils geochemistry, are based on the effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere and the minimum depth of faults underlying winkle ridges. We find that, for the majority of analyzed settings, the HPE-enriched crust is thinner than the whole crust thickness in this region (∼65 km). Thus, our results strongly support a differentiated martian crust.
PB Elsevier Science B.V.
SN 0019-1035
YR 2006
FD 2006
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49336
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49336
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 22 abr 2025