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Mangold N., Baratoux David, Witasse O., Encrenaz T., Sotin C. (2016). Mars : a small terrestrial planet. Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 24, p. art. 15 [107 p.]. ISSN 0935-4956.

Titre du document
Mars : a small terrestrial planet
Année de publication
2016
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000396374600001
Auteurs
Mangold N., Baratoux David, Witasse O., Encrenaz T., Sotin C.
Source
Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2016, 24, p. art. 15 [107 p.] ISSN 0935-4956
Mars is characterized by geological landforms familiar to terrestrial geologists. It has a tenuous atmosphere that evolved differently from that of Earth and Venus and a differentiated inner structure. Our knowledge of the structure and evolution of Mars has strongly improved thanks to a huge amount of data of various types (visible and infrared imagery, altimetry, radar, chemistry, etc) acquired by a dozen of missions over the last two decades. In situ data have provided ground truth for remote-sensing data and have opened a new era in the study of Mars geology. While large sections of Mars science have made progress and new topics have emerged, a major question in Mars exploration-the possibility of past or present life-is still unsolved. Without entering into the debate around the presence of life traces, our review develops various topics of Mars science to help the search of life on Mars, building on the most recent discoveries, going from the exosphere to the interior structure, from the magmatic evolution to the currently active processes, including the fate of volatiles and especially liquid water.
Plan de classement
Sciences de la Terre : généralités [060] ; Géologie et formations superficielles [064]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010069316]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010069316
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