Distribution of hydrogen in the near surface of Mars: Evidence for subsurface 
ice deposits

Boynton, W. V.; Feldman, W. C.; Squyres, S. W.; Prettyman, T. H.; Brückner, J.; Evans, L. G.; Reedy, R. C.; Starr, R.; Arnold, J. R.; Drake, D. M.; Englert, P. A. J.; Metzger, A. E.; Mitrofanov, I.; Trombka, J. I.; d'Uston, C.; Wänke, H.; Gasnault, O.; Hamara, D. K.; Janes, D. M.; Marcialis, R. L.; Maurice, S.; Mikheeva, I.; Taylor, G. J.; Tokar, R.; Shinohara, C.

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Distribution of hydrogen in the near surface of Mars: Evidence for subsurface ice deposits

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Brückner, J.
Cosmochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Wänke, H.
Cosmochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Boynton, W. V., Feldman, W. C., Squyres, S. W., Prettyman, T. H., Brückner, J., Evans, L. G., et al. (2002). Distribution of hydrogen in the near surface of Mars: Evidence for subsurface ice deposits. Science, 297(5578), 81-85.

Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0014-90D6-4

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Using the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey, we have identified two regions near the poles that are enriched in hydrogen. The data indicate the presence of a subsurface layer enriched in hydrogen overlain by a hydrogen-poor layer. The thickness of the upper layer decreases with decreasing distance to the pole, ranging from a column density of about 150 grams per square centimeter at -42degrees latitude to about 40 grams per square centimeter at -77degrees. The hydrogen-rich regions correlate with regions of predicted ice stability. We suggest that the host of the hydrogen in the subsurface layer is ice, which constitutes 35 +/- 15% of the layer by weight.