Detection and Classification of Potential Caves on the Flank of Elysium Mons,Mars

作     者：Ravi Sharma Neeraj Srivastava Ravi Sharma;Neeraj Srivastava

作者机构：J.J.T.UniversityJhunjhunu.Rajasthan 333001India Planetary Science DivisionPhysical Research LaboratoryAhmedabad 380009India 

出 版 物：《Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics》 (天文和天体物理学研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第22卷第6期

页      面：81-90页

核心收录：

学科分类：07[理学] 08[工学] 070401[理学-天体物理] 082503[工学-航空宇航制造工程] 0704[理学-天文学] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术] 

主　　题：planets and satellites individual(Mars)-planets and satellites surfaces-planets and satellites general 

摘      要：Martian caves have revived interest in the field of subsurface exploration because they are the potential destinations for future human habitats and astrobiological *** are many pits on Mars,but some of them look like collapsed cave *** special pits are formed by the collapse of surface materials into the subsurface void *** signature of life is probable in a subsurface cave on Mars as the subsurface environment can protect life from the harsh and dangerous radiation environment of the *** a cave,there may be an abundance of minerals,fluids,and other key ***,locating the access point of the subsurface cave is essential and crucial for formulating plans for robotic/human explorations of the Red Planet,*** have used remote sensing data from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter(MRO;NASA),Mars Global Surveyor(MGS;NASA),and Mars Odyssey(NASA)for identifying,mapping,and classifying selected special pit candidates on the flank of Elysium Mons,Mars.A total of 32 special pit candidates has been identified and classified based upon morphology and geological *** of these,26 are newly discovered *** thermal behavior of 23 special pit candidates confirms that the special pits are radiating heat energy at nighttime,similar to potential ***,cave entrances have been detected in nine candidates using data from the Hi RISE camera onboard *** sites could be important destinations for future robotic/human exploration and the search for life on Mars.