Thermal Modeling of Oxia Planum: Thermophysical Characterization of the Dark Resistant Unit (DRU) in the Germania Lacus

Table 1

Thermophysical parameters adopted in this work.

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Reference
Distance	d	1.67 AU (aphelion)	This study
Initial temperature		180 K	This study
Specific heat		800 J··	[27]
Basalt density		2700 kg	[27]
Pebble density		800 kg	[34]
Basalt thermal conductivity		2.7	[29]
Pebble thermal conductivity		0.4	[31]
Optical depth		0.1–1	This study
Albedo	a	0.10	[30]
Emissivity		0.95	This study
Latitude		18N	[4]