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Using the radiation signatures of elements with radioactive isotopes, maps of surface abundance of [[Thorium]], [[Iron]], [[Silicon]], [[Potassium]] have been made.
Using the radiation signatures of elements with radioactive isotopes, maps of surface abundance of [[Thorium]], [[Iron]], [[Silicon]], [[Potassium]] have been made.
[[File:PIA04255 hires.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Potassium abundance]]
[[File:Th 040305 NG 5x5 SmB10 016 EQ75 with2Logos web.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Thorium]]
[[File:Mars resources Iron.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Iron abundance]]
[[File:Mars resources Silicon.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Silicon]]
[[File:Mars resources Silicon.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Silicon]]

Revision as of 04:36, 5 December 2020

Some Resources on Mars have been mapped using the MOLA instruments of Mars Odyssey.

Using the radiation signatures of elements with radioactive isotopes, maps of surface abundance of Thorium, Iron, Silicon, Potassium have been made.

Potassium abundance
Thorium
Iron abundance
Silicon