Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1773399 | Icarus | 2013 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Impact-generated hydrothermal activity is commonplace on Earth and likely Mars. ⺠Hydrothermal deposits may be found in six settings within and around impact craters. ⺠Impact-generated hydrothermal systems may provide important habitats for life. ⺠New evidence for impact-generated hydrothermal systems on Mars is presented. ⺠Hydrothermally altered rocks provide nutrients and habitats for life after activity has ceased.
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Authors
Gordon R. Osinski, Livio L. Tornabene, Neil R. Banerjee, Charles S. Cockell, Roberta Flemming, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Jenine McCutcheon, John Parnell, Louisa J. Preston, Annemarie E. Pickersgill, Alexandra Pontefract, Haley M. Sapers, Gordon Southam,