Origin, structure and geochemistry of a rock glacier near Don Juan Pond, Wright Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Winsor, Kelsey, Swanger, Kate M., Babcock, Esther L., Dickson, James L., Valletta, Rachel D., Schmidt, Daniel F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: ground-penetrating radar; major ion geochemistry; McMurdo Dry Valleys; permafrost; water tracks; X-ray diffraction; Antarctic; Dammed Lake; Wright Valley; South Fork; Labyrinth; Don Juan Pond; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102020000139

The South Fork of Wright Valley contains one of the largest rock glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, stretching 7 km from the eastern boundary of the Labyrinth and terminating at Don Juan Pond (DJP). Here, we use results from ground-penetrating radar (GPR), qualitative field observation...