Heat Producing Elements in Martian Mantle
The thermal and chemical evolution of a planet depend on the internal heat production and the dynamics of the planet’s mantle through which heat is transported by thermal convection.
In this study, led by my colleague Dr. Lujendra Ojha, we constrained the Martian mantle heat budget by using a novel approach. Since the magnitude of the lithospheric deflection is directly related to the subsurface thermal gradient, we model the flexure of the Martian lithosphere using finite-element method to constrain the present-day mantle heat flow. We examined the flexural state of lithosphere beneath NPLD and published our results in GRL.
Further, we extended this study to the South Pole of Mars and investigated the flexural state of lithosphere beneath SPLD. Our second study is published in GRL.
In this study, led by my colleague Dr. Lujendra Ojha, we constrained the Martian mantle heat budget by using a novel approach. Since the magnitude of the lithospheric deflection is directly related to the subsurface thermal gradient, we model the flexure of the Martian lithosphere using finite-element method to constrain the present-day mantle heat flow. We examined the flexural state of lithosphere beneath NPLD and published our results in GRL.
Further, we extended this study to the South Pole of Mars and investigated the flexural state of lithosphere beneath SPLD. Our second study is published in GRL.
North Polar Layer Deposits of Mars