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The crust and mantle of Mars

Author(s) -

M. T. Zuber

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

nature

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 15.993

H-Index - 1226

eISSN - 1476-4687

pISSN - 0028-0836

DOI - 10.1038/35084163

Subject(s) - mantle (geology) , geology , crust , mars exploration program , martian , planetary differentiation , earth's internal heat budget , astrobiology , planet , geophysics , terrestrial planet , volcanism , mantle convection , hotspot (geology) , earth science , geochemistry , lithosphere , tectonics , paleontology , astronomy , physics

Clues to the history of Mars are recorded in the chemistry and structure of the planet's crust and mantle. The mantle is the rocky, interior region of the planet that transports heat generated during accretion and subsequent core formation. The crust formed by melting of the upper mantle, and has been shaped and re-distributed by impact, volcanism, mantle flow and erosion. Observations point to a dynamically active interior in the early phases of martian history, followed by a rapid fall-off in heat transport that significantly influenced the geological, geophysical and geochemical evolution of the planet, including the history of water and climate.

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