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A Global Dataset of Potential Chloride Deposits on Mars as Identified by TGO CaSSIS.
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- Dust devil migration patterns reveal strong near-surface winds across Mars.Science advances · 2025Article
- Streaks on martian slopes are dry.Nature communications · 2025Article
- A Global Dataset of Potential Chloride Deposits on Mars as Identified by TGO CaSSIS.Scientific data · 2024Article
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Abstract
Chloride deposits are markers for early Mars' aqueous past, with important implications for our understanding of the martian climate and habitability. The Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) onboard ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter provides high-resolution color-infrared images, enabling a planet-wide search for (small) potentially chloride-bearing deposits. Here, we use a neural network to map potentially chloride-bearing deposits in CaSSIS images over a significant fraction of the planet. We identify 965 chloride deposit candidates with diameters ranging from <300 to >3000 m, including previously unknown deposits, 136 (~14%) of which are located in the highlands north of the equator, up to ~36°N. Northern chloride candidates tend to be smaller than in the south and are predominantly located in small-scale topographic depressions in low-albedo Noachian and Hesperian highland terranes. Our new dataset augments existing chloride deposit maps, informs current and future imaging campaigns, and enables future modelling work towards a better understanding of the distribution of near-surface water in Mars' distant past.
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