Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results
Mariner 9 imagery shows that central peaked craters occur much more frequently in the Martian south polar region than in typical equatorial areas, and that both regions have crater size frequency distributions characteristic of saturation. Several arguments indicate that a preferential production me...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19740049591 2023-05-15T17:57:20+02:00 Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results Cordell, B. M. Lingenfelter, R. E. Schubert, G. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Apr 1, 1974 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19740049591 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19740049591 Accession ID: 74A32341 Copyright Other Sources 30 Icarus; 21; Apr. 197 1974 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T11:53:08Z Mariner 9 imagery shows that central peaked craters occur much more frequently in the Martian south polar region than in typical equatorial areas, and that both regions have crater size frequency distributions characteristic of saturation. Several arguments indicate that a preferential production mechanism, e.g., pingo formation made possible by subsurface permafrost confined to Martian polar regions, may account for the central peak excess in the south polar region. Other/Unknown Material permafrost NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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Mariner 9 imagery shows that central peaked craters occur much more frequently in the Martian south polar region than in typical equatorial areas, and that both regions have crater size frequency distributions characteristic of saturation. Several arguments indicate that a preferential production mechanism, e.g., pingo formation made possible by subsurface permafrost confined to Martian polar regions, may account for the central peak excess in the south polar region. |
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Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results |
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Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results |
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Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results |
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Martian cratering and central peak statistics - Mariner 9 results |
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