Ester Aranzana 13 de Enero de 2012
Rock core (Fe-FeS) No internal magnetic field, no dynamo action but it has one in the past mini-magnetospheres of crustal origin
Mars Global Surveyor(1996) - MGS MAG: Magnetic vector data sparsely from km - MGS ER: scalar field at 180 km Others: Balloon magnetometer Rover on Martian surface Laboratory studies
EARTH MARS NASA Magnetic anomalies one order of magnitude higher!!
Plate tectonics era Strong magnetization requires huge volumes ( km radii, km thicknesses) 2 faults similar to Earth faults with E- W trending features alternating polarity Connerney et al. 2005
No magnetic signatures in basins Hellas, Isydis and Argyre => Shock demagnetization No magnetic signature in volcanoes provinces (Tharsis & Elysium)=> thermal demagnetization by intrusions Harkani-Hamed 2001
Mini-magnetospheres above regions with strong magnetized crust. Brain et al Aurorae at different latitudes, first discovered by Mars Express in 2004 above Terra Cimmeria (south of Mars) ESA
- Cessation of the core field around 4.1 Gyr By cooling of the planet. - Faults, lineations => Plate tectonics era in presence of a reversing dynamo - Origin dichotomy: the new mode is a huge impact Other explanations: Volcanic features, plate tectonics Roberts et al Internal magnetic field in the past =>The evolution of climate and habitability in Mars
Connerney, J.E.P, Acuña, M.H. et al. 2005, Tectonic implications of Mars crustal magnetism, PNAS October 18, 2005 vol. 102 no Roberts, J.H., Lillis, R.J., Manga, M. 2009, Giant impacts an Mars cessation of the Martian dynamo, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 114, E04009, doi: /2008JE003287, 2009 Jafar Arkani-Hamed 2001, A 50-degree spherical model of the magnetic field of Mars, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 106, NO.10, PAGES 23,197-23,208. Purucker, M., Ravat, D., Frey, H., Voorhies, C., Sabaka, T. & Acuña, M. 2000, An altitude-normalized magnetic map of Mars and its interpretation, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 27, NO. 16, PAGES Acuña, M. H., Connerney, J.E.P et al. 2001, Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 106, NO. E10, PAGES 23,403–23,417 Brain, D.A., Baker, A.H., Briggs, J., Eastwood, J.P., Halekas, J.S. & Phan, T.D. 2010, Episodic detachment of Martian crustal magnetic fields leading to bulk atmospheric plasma to escape, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL.37, L Planetary Sciences, Imke de Pater & Jack J. Lissauer, Cambridge University Press 2001.
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