in the residual south polar ice cap
[1] Flat-floored, quasi-circular depressions on the southern residual cap of Mars have been observed to expand rapidly. Analysis of the size distribution combined with modeling of the growth process yields information about the ages of these features. We report on properties of a population of these...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1090.303 2023-05-15T16:38:13+02:00 in the residual south polar ice cap Shane Byrne Andrew P Ingersoll The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1090.303 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/%7Eshane/publications/byrne_ingersoll_grl_2003.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1090.303 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/%7Eshane/publications/byrne_ingersoll_grl_2003.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/%7Eshane/publications/byrne_ingersoll_grl_2003.pdf text ftciteseerx 2020-05-24T00:22:48Z [1] Flat-floored, quasi-circular depressions on the southern residual cap of Mars have been observed to expand rapidly. Analysis of the size distribution combined with modeling of the growth process yields information about the ages of these features. We report on properties of a population of these features within a selected study area. We find a narrow size distribution that indicates a common formation time and a finite period during which new features were forming. Some change in environmental conditions occurred during this period, which we date at several Martian decades to centuries ago depending on modeled growth rates. We report on THEMIS data that reveals the nature of larger features outside our study area. Underlying water ice is exposed on the flat floors of these depressions near the outer walls. These features may record more than one growth phase, indicating that conditions conducive to growth may switch on and off with characteristic timescales of Martian centuries. Text Ice cap Unknown |
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[1] Flat-floored, quasi-circular depressions on the southern residual cap of Mars have been observed to expand rapidly. Analysis of the size distribution combined with modeling of the growth process yields information about the ages of these features. We report on properties of a population of these features within a selected study area. We find a narrow size distribution that indicates a common formation time and a finite period during which new features were forming. Some change in environmental conditions occurred during this period, which we date at several Martian decades to centuries ago depending on modeled growth rates. We report on THEMIS data that reveals the nature of larger features outside our study area. Underlying water ice is exposed on the flat floors of these depressions near the outer walls. These features may record more than one growth phase, indicating that conditions conducive to growth may switch on and off with characteristic timescales of Martian centuries. |
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