Amagmatic hydrothermal systems on Mars from radiogenic heat

Lujendra Ojha; Suniti Karunatillake; Saman Karimi; Jacob Buffo

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21762-8

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Amagmatic hydrothermal systems on Mars from radiogenic heat

Lujendra Ojha,
Suniti Karunatillake,
Saman Karimi,
Jacob Buffo

Affiliations

Lujendra Ojha: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Suniti Karunatillake: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University
Saman Karimi: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Jacob Buffo: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21762-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Based on the analysis of chemical maps of Thorium and Potassium derived in the Eridania region on Mars, the authors show how radiogenic heat driven hydrothermal systems may have persisted on Mars.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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