| Autor: |
Toulmin P 3rd, Clark BC, Baird AK, Keil K, Rose HJ Jr |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 1976 Oct 01; Vol. 194 (4260), pp. 81-4. |
| DOI: |
10.1126/science.194.4260.81 |
| Abstrakt: |
Iron, calcium, aluminum, silicon, and sulfur are major elements in the first surface sample of Mars that has been analyzed by the Viking x-ray fluorescence spectrometer. Titanium is present in minor quantities. This is consistent with the sample being a mixture of fine silicate and oxide mineral grains, with a significant proportion of sulfates, possibly hydrated. Ferric oxide is regarded as the red pigmenting agent on the martian surface, but if it coats silicate grains, the coatings must be very thin (
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| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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