Pre-mission InSights on the interior of Mars
Abstract The Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport
(InSight) Mission will focus on Mars' interior structure and evolution. The basic structure of …
(InSight) Mission will focus on Mars' interior structure and evolution. The basic structure of …
Velocity–conductivity relationships for mantle mineral assemblages in Archean cratonic lithosphere based on a review of laboratory data and Hashin–Shtrikman …
Can mineral physics and mixing theories explain field observations of seismic velocity and
electrical conductivity, and is there an advantage to combining seismological and …
electrical conductivity, and is there an advantage to combining seismological and …
Crustal and time-varying magnetic fields at the InSight landing site on Mars
Magnetic fields provide a window into a planet's interior structure and evolution, including its
atmospheric and space environments. Satellites at Mars have measured crustal magnetic …
atmospheric and space environments. Satellites at Mars have measured crustal magnetic …
A geophysical perspective on mantle water content and melting: inverting electromagnetic sounding data using laboratory-based electrical conductivity profiles
A Khan, TJ Shankland - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper applies electromagnetic sounding methods for Earth's mantle to constrain its
thermal state, chemical composition, and “water” content. We consider long-period inductive …
thermal state, chemical composition, and “water” content. We consider long-period inductive …
Electrical conductivity of continental lithospheric mantle from integrated geophysical and petrological modeling: Application to the Kaapvaal Craton and Rehoboth …
The electrical conductivity of mantle minerals is highly sensitive to parameters that
characterize the structure and state of the lithosphere and sublithospheric mantle, and …
characterize the structure and state of the lithosphere and sublithospheric mantle, and …
Three-dimensional electrical conductivity structure beneath Australia from inversion of geomagnetic observatory data: evidence for lateral variations in transition-zone …
T Koyama, A Khan, A Kuvshinov - Geophysical Journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we report the 3-D electrical conductivity distribution beneath the Australian
continent in the depth range 410–1600 km, which we have imaged by inverting C-response …
continent in the depth range 410–1600 km, which we have imaged by inverting C-response …
On Earth's mantle constitution and structure from joint analysis of geophysical and laboratory-based data: An example
A Khan - Surveys in Geophysics, 2016 - Springer
Determining Earth's structure is a fundamental goal of Earth science, and geophysical
methods play a prominent role in investigating Earth's interior. Geochemical …
methods play a prominent role in investigating Earth's interior. Geochemical …
Water contents and electrical conductivity of peridotite xenoliths from the North China Craton: Implications for water distribution in the upper mantle
Q Wang, N Bagdassarov, QK Xia, B Zhu - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The eastern North China Craton (NCC) experienced significant lithospheric
thinning and widespread magmatism in the Mesozoic, and is characterized by high surface …
thinning and widespread magmatism in the Mesozoic, and is characterized by high surface …
Electronic conductivity of solid and liquid (Mg, Fe) O computed from first principles
E Holmström, L Stixrude, R Scipioni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ferropericlase (Mg, Fe) O is an abundant mineral of Earth's lower mantle and the
liquid phase of the material was an important component of the early magma ocean. Using …
liquid phase of the material was an important component of the early magma ocean. Using …
The deep interior of Venus, Mars, and the Earth: A brief review and the need for planetary surface-based measurements
A Mocquet, P Rosenblatt, V Dehant… - Planetary and Space …, 2011 - Elsevier
A comparison of the internal structure of Earth-like planets is unavoidable to understand the
formation and evolution of the solar system, and the differences between Earth's, Mars', and …
formation and evolution of the solar system, and the differences between Earth's, Mars', and …