Oxia Planum
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| Location | Oxia Palus quadrangle |
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Oxia Planum is a plain located on Mars (near Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[1] that has been chosen as a preferred landing location for the ExoMars rover,[2][3] with an elevation more than 3000 meters below the Martian mean.[4]
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Overview
Oxia Planum contains one of the largest exposures of clay-bearing rocks and are around 3.9 billion years old.[5] The site is iron-magnesium rich clays, indicating that water once played a role here. The site sits in an area of valley systems with the exposed rocks exhibiting different compositions, indicating a variety of deposition and wetting environments.
Clay accumulation underneath the remnants of a fan or delta near the outlet of Coogoon Vallis may offer preservation for biosignatures against the planet's harsh radiation and oxidation environment.[5][6][7]
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oxia Planum. |
- Google Mars zoomable map – centered on the Oxia area
- High resolution images of the Oxia Planum
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ExoMars programme
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