Impact demagnetization of the Martian crust: Primaries versus secondaries

N. Artemieva, L. Hood, B. A. Ivanov

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Abstract

Numerical simulations presented here show that demagnetization of crust near the largest Martian basins by secondary impacts can be comparable to that by direct shock waves outside the transient cavity. The relative input from secondary impacts, which demagnetize only the uppermost layers, depends on the magnetic carrier distribution within the crust. Thus, we discuss properties of likely magnetic remanence carriers and their possible spatial distribution within the crust.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberL22204
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume32
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 28 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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