Surface mineralogy of Martian low-albedo regions from MGS-TES data: Implications for upper crustal evolution and surface alteration

Physics & Astronomy

• Mars Global Surveyor 100%
• mineralogy 90%
• highlands 78%
• albedo 72%
• plagioclase 72%
• thermal emission 70%
• pyroxenes 67%
• spectrometers 46%
• olivine 40%
• polar regions 35%
• plains 35%
• silicon dioxide 34%
• assimilation 22%
• bedrock 22%
• magma 22%
• sinuses 21%
• spectral signatures 20%
• crusts 19%
• fractionation 18%
• minerals 15%
• plateaus 14%
• crystallization 11%
• trends 11%
• atmospheres 10%
• interactions 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• crustal evolution 80%
• albedo 57%
• Mars 56%
• mineralogy 52%
• spectrometer 51%
• pyroxene 26%
• plagioclase 24%
• silica 20%
• olivine 15%
• upland region 12%
• fractional crystallization 9%
• clinopyroxene 8%
• relative abundance 8%
• assimilation 7%
• bedrock 7%
• fractionation 7%
• magma 6%
• crust 6%
• plateau 6%
• province 5%
• atmosphere 5%
• mineral 4%
• trend 4%
• distribution 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Fractional Crystallization 28%
• Surface 19%
• Fractionation 18%
• Mineral 16%