Seismic velocity models for an internally asymmetric Mars |
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Authors: | S Franck G Kowalle |
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Institution: | (1) Projektgruppe Allgemeine Geophysik, Universität Potsdam, PF 6016 32, D-14416 Potsdam, Germany;(2) GTU Ingenieurbüro Knoll, Potsdamer Str. 18a, D-14513 Teltow, Germany |
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Abstract: | The well-known dichotomy in topography, surface age, and crustal structure between the northern lowlands and the southern uplands of Mars has been explained by both endogenic and exogenic processes. According to the used model this asymmetry might be a result of a certain mechanism of core fommation influencing the following planetary evolution. Therefore it has been assumed that the present internal structure of Mars is characterized by different velocity-depth distributions of the mantle for the northern and southern hemisphere, respectively. For both regions significant differences in travel times of seismic waves were calculated. These results may be important for the future seismic exploration of Mars. |
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