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Using the radiation signatures of [[Elements on Mars|elements]] with radioactive isotopes, maps of surface abundance of [[Thorium]], [[Iron]], [[Silicon]], [[Potassium]] have been made.
 
Using the radiation signatures of [[Elements on Mars|elements]] with radioactive isotopes, maps of surface abundance of [[Thorium]], [[Iron]], [[Silicon]], [[Potassium]] have been made.
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[[File:Si concentration.jpg|thumb|600x600px]]
  
 
[[File:Th 040305 NG 5x5 SmB10 016 EQ75 with2Logos web.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Thorium abundance in ppm (parts per million)]]
 
[[File:Th 040305 NG 5x5 SmB10 016 EQ75 with2Logos web.jpg|left|thumb|600x600px|Thorium abundance in ppm (parts per million)]]

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Some Resources on Mars have been mapped using the gamma ray spectrometer instrument of Mars Odyssey.

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

Si concentration.jpg
Thorium abundance in ppm (parts per million)
Iron abundance
Silicon abundance
Potassium abundance
Potassium concentration