Absolute age determination is necessary to check and calibrate the relative Martian chronology presently available from meteoritic crater counting. For this purpose, we have developed an in-situ K-Ar dating prototype for planetary surfaces at GEOPS laboratory. This instrument, supported by a CNES-CNRS research program, is a laser ablation-based system built to vaporize a reproducible volume of rock or mineral. It quantifies potassium content (K) by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and argon (Ar) by quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS). The K-Ar age determination also requires accurate quantification of the ablated sample mass. Following an important period of experimental set-up development to improve precision, accuracy and sensit...
A new method for K–Ar dating using a double isotope dilution technique is proposed and demonstrated....
Geochronology is a fundamental measurement for planetary samples, providing the ability to establish...
The Potassium (K) - Argon (Ar) Laser Experiment (KArLE) will make in situ noble-gas geochronology me...
Crater counting is the only method used on Mars to give relative geochronological information but it...
Sur Mars, la datation par comptage de densité de cratères est actuellement la seule méthode utilisée...
International audienceAbsolute dating is needed to check and calibrate the relative Martian chronolo...
The instrument 'Potassium (K) Argon Laser Experiment' (KArLE) is developed and designed for in situ ...
The absolute chronology of Mars is poorly known and as a consequence a key science aim is to perform...
We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 Ma basaltic rocks, using an updated versi...
The development of an in-situ geochronology capability for Mars and other planetary surfaces has t...
In planetary exploration, in situ absolute geochronology is one of the main important measurements t...
Radiometric age dating of Martian rocks and surfaces at known locations for which crater densities c...
The development of an in-situ geochronology capability for Mars and other planetary surfaces has the...
In planetary exploration, in situ absolute geochronology is an important measurement. Thus far, on M...
We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 million-years-old basaltic rocks, using ...
A new method for K–Ar dating using a double isotope dilution technique is proposed and demonstrated....
Geochronology is a fundamental measurement for planetary samples, providing the ability to establish...
The Potassium (K) - Argon (Ar) Laser Experiment (KArLE) will make in situ noble-gas geochronology me...
Crater counting is the only method used on Mars to give relative geochronological information but it...
Sur Mars, la datation par comptage de densité de cratères est actuellement la seule méthode utilisée...
International audienceAbsolute dating is needed to check and calibrate the relative Martian chronolo...
The instrument 'Potassium (K) Argon Laser Experiment' (KArLE) is developed and designed for in situ ...
The absolute chronology of Mars is poorly known and as a consequence a key science aim is to perform...
We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 Ma basaltic rocks, using an updated versi...
The development of an in-situ geochronology capability for Mars and other planetary surfaces has t...
In planetary exploration, in situ absolute geochronology is one of the main important measurements t...
Radiometric age dating of Martian rocks and surfaces at known locations for which crater densities c...
The development of an in-situ geochronology capability for Mars and other planetary surfaces has the...
In planetary exploration, in situ absolute geochronology is an important measurement. Thus far, on M...
We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 million-years-old basaltic rocks, using ...
A new method for K–Ar dating using a double isotope dilution technique is proposed and demonstrated....
Geochronology is a fundamental measurement for planetary samples, providing the ability to establish...
The Potassium (K) - Argon (Ar) Laser Experiment (KArLE) will make in situ noble-gas geochronology me...