Layer
Name
Sublimating Water ice particles 67±31 μm containing 1 wt.% Smectite in intra-mixture
Order
1
Type of layer
other
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Density
0.5 $\pm$ 0.1 $g.cm^{-3}$
Comments
This is a sublimating layer, so its texture and density are poorly known because they may change during sublimation.
Comments
This layer is made of the remaining icy particles below the sublimation mantle.
Number
1
Arrangement
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Water ice and Smectite intra-mixture spherical particles 67±31 μm 1.0