Regolith - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne at 15:50, 4 November 2020

2020-11-04T15:50:15Z

JimL: Added composition data from study of Martian meteorites

2018-12-20T00:30:15Z

Added composition data from study of Martian meteorites

Jburk at 23:44, 17 December 2018

2018-12-17T23:44:04Z

JimL: Added a table of mineral components.

2018-11-25T19:01:45Z

Added a table of mineral components.

Rfc: shorter and better link

2013-10-11T19:00:16Z

shorter and better link

ChristiaanK: Point link to existing article.

2013-02-04T15:13:55Z

Point link to existing article.

Rfc: image+

2009-09-11T19:45:12Z

image+

Laertes: expanded a little

2009-01-13T00:34:30Z

expanded a little

Ioneill: /* Definition */

2007-10-08T08:26:50Z

Definition

Ioneill: New page: ==Definition== The layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by meteoritic impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. category:Geology

2007-10-08T08:26:13Z

New page: ==Definition== The layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by meteoritic impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. category:Geology

New page

==Definition==

The layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by meteoritic impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids.

[[category:Geology]]

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 [[Image:126609main_image_feature_400a_ys_full.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Regolith visible on picture "Postcard Above Tennessee Valley"]]
-'''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[brick]]s. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]].
+'''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact and erosion that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[brick]]s or [[Compressed regolith|compressed regolith]] blocks. Loose or binder regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]].
-Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Those formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''.
+Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Those formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows",''
-<ref>How the landscape is formed to the shape of floods: [http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6005.pdf THE COLLAPSE ORIGIN OF DENSITY FLOWS ON MARS]</ref>
+<ref>How the landscape is formed to the shape of floods: [http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6005.pdf THE COLLAPSE ORIGIN OF DENSITY FLOWS ON MARS]</ref> but older formation seem likely to have actually been shaped by water.
 ==Composition==
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 ==References==

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 <ref>How the landscape is formed to the shape of floods: [http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6005.pdf THE COLLAPSE ORIGIN OF DENSITY FLOWS ON MARS]</ref>
-== Mineral Composition ==
+==Composition==
 The below table gives estimates of mineral composition based on the soil sample measurements performed by two Mars probes.  Only the 6 most abundant minerals are listed.
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-|+Estimated abundance (weight %) of main components of Martian soil<ref>Bell JF, McSween HY, Crisp JA, Morris RV, Murchie SL, Bridges NT,...Soderblom L. (2000). ''Journal of Geophysical Research'', 105(E1), 1721-1755. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JE001060</nowiki></ref>
+|+Estimated abundance (weight %) of main components of Martian soil<ref>Bell JF, McSween HY, Crisp JA, Morris RV, Murchie SL, Bridges NT,...Soderblom L. (2000). Mineralogic and compositional properties of Martian soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder. ''Journal of Geophysical Research'', 105(E1), 1721-1755. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JE001060</nowiki></ref>
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 *What are the compositions of the regolith near possible settlement sites?
-==references==
+==References==
 <references />
   [[category:Areology]]

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 '''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[brick]]s. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]].
-Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Thoses formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''.
+Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Those formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''.
 <ref>How the landscape is formed to the shape of floods: [http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6005.pdf THE COLLAPSE ORIGIN OF DENSITY FLOWS ON MARS]</ref>
 ==Open Issues==
 * How radioactive is regolith?
-* What are the compositions of the regolith near possible settlement sites?
+*How radioactive is regolith?
 ==references==
-<references/>
+<references />
   [[category:Geology]]
   [[category:ISRU]]

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 [[Image:126609main_image_feature_400a_ys_full.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Regolith visible on picture "Postcard Above Tennessee Valley"]]
-'''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[sintered regolith]] [[universal bricks|bricks]]. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]].
+'''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[brick]]s. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shielding|shield]].
 Landscapes with regolith formation have been found that look like they were shaped by the flow of water. Thoses formations were probably created by ''"gas-supported density flows"''.

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−	~~==Definition==~~	+	'''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites\|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids. It is a possible construction material in the form of [[sintered regolith]] [[universal bricks\|bricks]]. Loose regolith may also be used as a [[radiation]] [[radiation shield\|shield]].
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−	'''~~The~~ layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by [[meteorites\|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids.~~'''~~

		+	==Open Issues==
		+	* How radioactive is regolith?
		+	* What are the compositions of the regolith near possible settlement sites?

	[[category:Geology]]		[[category:Geology]]
		+	[[category:ISRU]]

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 ==Definition==
-The layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by meteoritic impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids.
+'''The layer of rocky or icy debris and dust made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact that forms the uppermost surface of planets, satellites and asteroids.'''
   [[category:Geology]]