Maps of subsurface hydrogen from the High Energy Neutron Detector, Mars Odyssey

  • I. Mitrofanov
  • , D. Anfimov
  • , A. Kozyrev
  • , M. Litvak
  • , A. Sanin
  • , V. Tret'yakov
  • , A. Krylov
  • , V. Shvetsov
  • , W. Boynton
  • , C. Shinohara
  • , D. Hamara
  • , R. S. Saunders

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Abstract

After 55 days of mapping by the High Energy Neutron Detector onboard Mars Odyssey, we found deficits of high-energy neutrons in the southern highlands and northern lowlands of Mars. These deficits indicate that hydrogen is concentrated in the subsurface. Modeling suggests that water ice-rich layers that are tens of centimeters in thickness provide one possible fit to the data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)78-81
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume297
Issue number5578
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 5 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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