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Table 1 Physical and thermal parameters used in calculations

From: Sensitivity of elastic thickness to water in the Martian lithosphere

Crustal density (kg/m3)

2900a

Crustal thermal conductivity (W/m/K)

2.5b

Mantle density (kg/m3)

3500a

Mantle thermal conductivity (W/m/K)

3.2c

Surface temperature (K)

220d

Th/U ratio

3.8e

Martian radius (km)

3390a

Surface gravity (m/s2)

3.71a

Young’s modulus (GPa)

100f

Poisson’s ratio

0.25f

  1. aZuber et al. (2000)
  2. bClark (1966)
  3. cNimmo and Stevenson (2000)
  4. dKieffer et al. (1977)
  5. eTurcotte and Schubert (2002)
  6. fMcGovern et al. (2002)
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