Bedrock Plain SB16

Map

Physical Data

• Location: 29.9 S, 39.1 E
• Area: 1150 sq km
• Interpreted Age: Late Noachian (Tanaka et al. 2014)
• Other info: Contains four exposures of the putative chloride unit (Osterloo et al. 2010)

Spectral Data

Imaging Data

• PSP_008098_1500 - Putative Salt Deposits in Terra Sabaea. Western region of bedrock plain including putative chloride deposit.
• PSP_009034_1500 - THEMIS DCS Glowing Terrain - Terra Sabaea 02 Eastern region of bedrock plain including putative chloride deposit. Bonus frost in shadows of small craters.
• ESP_052338_1500 - Playa Deposits in Terra Sabaea Central region of bedrock plain.

Relevant Literature

• Osterloo, M.M., Anderson, F.S., Hamilton, V.E., and B.M Hynek (2010), Geologic context of proposed chloride‐bearing materials on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 115(E10), E10012, doi:10.1029/2010JE003613