Bedrock Plain SB11

Map

Physical Data

• Location: 28.3 S, 31.0 E
• Area: 2900 sq km
• Interpreted Age: 3.92 - 3.94 +/- 0.03 Ga (Rogers and Nazarian, 2013); Late Noachian (Tanaka et al. 2014)

Spectral Data

Imaging Data

• ESP_043675_1510 - Rocky Deposits Bedrock materials at southernwestern boundary of bedrock plain.
• ESP_044242_1520 - Rocky Deposits Bedrock materials in northern region of bedrock plain, contact with low thermal inertia materials at bottom right corner.
• ESP_057455_1520 - Mound Feature in Terra Sabaea Intercrater Plain Large mound of low thermal inertia materials along northern boundary of bedrock plain, finely layered deposits are present in the surrounding bedrock plain.
• ESP_060277_1520 - Rocky Deposits Bedrock materials in central region of plain.

Relevant Literature

• Rogers, A.D., Aharonson, O., and J.L.Bandfield (2009) Geologic context of in situ rocky exposures in Mare Serpentis, Mars: Implications for crust and regolith evolution in the cratered highlands, Icarus, 200, 157-171, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.026
• Rogers, A.D., and A.H. Nazarian (2013) Evidence for Noachian flood volcanism in Noachis Terra, Mars, and the possible role of Hellas impact basin tectonics, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 118, 1094-1113, doi:10.1002/jgre.20083