Pre-mission InSights on the interior of Mars

SE Smrekar, P Lognonné, T Spohn, WB Banerdt… - Space Science …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Velocity–conductivity relationships for mantle mineral assemblages in Archean cratonic lithosphere based on a review of laboratory data and Hashin–Shtrikman …

AG Jones, RL Evans, DW Eaton - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
Can mineral physics and mixing theories explain field observations of seismic velocity 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

CL Johnson, A Mittelholz, B Langlais, CT Russell… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

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 …

Electrical conductivity of continental lithospheric mantle from integrated geophysical and petrological modeling: Application to the Kaapvaal Craton and Rehoboth …

J Fullea, MR Muller, AG Jones - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The electrical conductivity of mantle minerals is highly sensitive to parameters that
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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …