Alaskan thermokarst terrain and possible Martian analog

A first-order analog to Martian fretted terrain has been recognized on enhanced, ERTS-1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) imagery of Alaskan Arctic thermokarst terrain. The Alaskan analog displays flat-floored valleys and intervalley uplands characteristic of fretted terrain. The thermokarst te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gatto, L. W., Anderson, D. M.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1975
Subjects:
43
Arctic
Thermokarst
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19750043631
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Summary:A first-order analog to Martian fretted terrain has been recognized on enhanced, ERTS-1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) imagery of Alaskan Arctic thermokarst terrain. The Alaskan analog displays flat-floored valleys and intervalley uplands characteristic of fretted terrain. The thermokarst terrain has formed in a manner similar to one of the processes postulated for the development of the Martian fretted terrain.

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