%0 Journal Article %1 Greeley2005a %A Greeley, R. %A Foing, B. H. %A McSween, H. Y. %A Neukum, G. %A Pinet, P. %A van Kan, M. %A Werner, S. C. %A Williams, D. A. %A Zegers, T. E. %D 2005 %J Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets %K imported %N E5 %P E05008 %T Fluid lava flows in Gusev crater, Mars %V 110 %X Rocks on the floor of Gusev crater are basaltic in composition, as determined from measurements by the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit. On the basis of compositional data, models of the basaltic lavas at the time of their emplacement suggest viscosities of 2.3 to 50 Pa . s (dependent on the number of phenocrysts and vesicles that were present), which would be more fluid than terrestrial tholeiitic lavas and comparable to mare lavas on the Moon or Archean high-Mg basalts on Earth. Morphological data and crater counts derived from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express and other orbiters suggest that the lavas flooded Gusev crater at about 3.65 b.y. and postdate older floor materials, such as putative sediments emplaced by Ma'adim Vallis.

@article{Greeley2005a, abstract = {Rocks on the floor of Gusev crater are basaltic in composition, as determined from measurements by the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit. On the basis of compositional data, models of the basaltic lavas at the time of their emplacement suggest viscosities of 2.3 to 50 Pa . s (dependent on the number of phenocrysts and vesicles that were present), which would be more fluid than terrestrial tholeiitic lavas and comparable to mare lavas on the Moon or Archean high-Mg basalts on Earth. Morphological data and crater counts derived from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Mars Express and other orbiters suggest that the lavas flooded Gusev crater at about 3.65 b.y. and postdate older floor materials, such as putative sediments emplaced by Ma'adim Vallis.}, added-at = {2009-11-03T20:21:25.000+0100}, author = {Greeley, R. and Foing, B. H. and McSween, H. Y. and Neukum, G. and Pinet, P. and van Kan, M. and Werner, S. C. and Williams, D. A. and Zegers, T. E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25b2fc86ed2a2a349ca46738bb294517b/svance}, citedreferences = {BAIRD AK, 1984, Nature, V311, P18 ; BARNES SJ, 1982, ECON GEOL, V77, P413 ; BELL JF, 2004, Science, V305, P800 ; BOTTINGA Y, 1970, AM J SCI, V269, P169 ; CABROL NA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V108 ; CHRISTENSEN PR, 2004, Science, V305, P837 ; GELLERT R, 2004, Science, V305, P829 ; GHIORSO MS, 1995, CONTRIB MINERAL PETR, V119, P197 ; GOLOMBEK MP, 1991, P LUNAR PLANET SCI, V21, P679 ; GOLOMBEK MP, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V108 ; GRANT JA, 2004, Science, V305, P807 ; Greeley R, 1976, P LUNAR PLANET SCI C, V7, P2747 ; Greeley R, 2003, 6 INT C MARS LUN PLA ; HARTMANN WK, 2001, SPACE SCI REV, V96, P165 ; HEAD JW, 1976, REV GEOPHYS SPACE PH, V14, P265 ; HEAD JW, 1982, MOON PLANETS, V26, P61 ; HERKENHOFF KE, 2004, Science, V305, P824 ; KUZMIN RO, 2000, US GEOL SURV MISC IN ; LANGE RA, 1992, CONTRIB MINERAL PETR, V110, P311 ; LESHER CM, 1995, LITHOS, V34, P127 ; LEVERINGTON DW, 2004, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V109 ; MARTINEZALONSO S, 2005, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V110 ; MCEWEN AS, 2004, LUNAR PLANET SCI, V35 ; MCSWEEN HY, 2004, Science, V305, P842 ; MILAM KA, 2003, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V108 ; MO X, 1982, MINERAL MAG, V45, P237 ; MORRIS RV, 2004, Science, V305, P833 ; MURASE T, 1970, Science, V167, P1491 ; MURASE T, 1973, GEOL SOC AM BULL, V84, P3563 ; NEUKUM G, 2004, ESA SP, V1240, P17 ; PINKERTON H, 1992, J VOLCANOL GEOTH RES, V53, P47 ; SCHONFELD E, 1977, P LUN SCI C, V8, P843 ; SHAW HR, 1972, AM J SCI, V272, P870 ; Squyres SW, 2004, Science, V305, P794 ; WALKER D, 1976, GEOL SOC AM BULL, V87, P646 ; WATERS TR, 1991, J GEOPHYS RES, V96, P15599 ; WILHELMS DE, 1987, 1348 US GEOL SURV}, interhash = {22b436330af3b278c37377f0f0de7b26}, intrahash = {5b2fc86ed2a2a349ca46738bb294517b}, journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets}, keywords = {imported}, number = {E5}, owner = {svance}, pages = {E05008}, timestamp = {2009-11-03T20:21:49.000+0100}, title = {Fluid lava flows in Gusev crater, Mars}, volume = 110, year = 2005 }