The Medusae Fossae Formation as the single largest source of dust on Mars

Martian dust is globally enriched in S and Cl and has a distinct mean S:Cl ratio. Here the authors identify that the largest potential source region for Martian dust based on analysis of elemental abundance data may be the Medusae Fossae Formation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lujendra Ojha, Kevin Lewis, Suniti Karunatillake, Mariek Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05291-5