Salts on Europa's surface detected by Galileo's near infrared mapping spectrometer. The NIMS Team.

McCord, T B; Hansen, G B; Fanale, F P; Carlson, R W; Matson, D L; Johnson, T V; Smythe, W D; Crowley, J K; Martin, P D; Ocampo, A; Hibbitts, C A; Granahan, J C

McCord, T B; Hansen, G B; Fanale, F P; Carlson, R W; Matson, D L; Johnson, T V; Smythe, W D; Crowley, J K; Martin, P D; Ocampo, A; Hibbitts, C A; Granahan, J C.

Afiliación

McCord TB; Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.

Science ; 280(5367): 1242-5, 1998 May 22.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9596573

RESUMEN

Reflectance spectra in the 1- to 2.5-micrometer wavelength region of the surface of Europa obtained by Galileo's Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer exhibit distorted water absorption bands that indicate the presence of hydrated minerals. The laboratory spectra of hydrated salt minerals such as magnesium sulfates and sodium carbonates and mixtures of these minerals provide a close match to the Europa spectra. The distorted bands are only observed in the optically darker areas of Europa, including the lineaments, and may represent evaporite deposits formed by water, rich in dissolved salts, reaching the surface from a water-rich layer underlying an ice crust.

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Júpiter; Sales (Química); Agua; Carbonatos; Evolución Planetaria; Hielo; Sulfato de Magnesio; Océanos y Mares; Espectrofotometría Infrarroja; Temperatura

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sales (Química) / Agua / Júpiter Idioma: En Revista: Science Año: 1998 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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