Polar basal melting on Mars
The thermal requirements and implications of polar basal melting on Mars are discussed in detail. The composition, geology, origin, and evolution of the Martian polar terrains are summarized. Thermal calculations and flow calculations of the basal melt are discussed. The significance of the basal me...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19870064680 2023-05-15T16:40:30+02:00 Polar basal melting on Mars Clifford, Stephen M. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Aug 10, 1987 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870064680 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19870064680 Accession ID: 87A51954 Copyright Other Sources 91 Journal of Geophysical Research; 92; 9135-915 1987 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T17:18:20Z The thermal requirements and implications of polar basal melting on Mars are discussed in detail. The composition, geology, origin, and evolution of the Martian polar terrains are summarized. Thermal calculations and flow calculations of the basal melt are discussed. The significance of the basal melting for the origin of major polar reentrants, the storage of an ancient Martian ice sheet, the mass balance of the polar terrain, and basal melting at temperate latitudes is examined. Other/Unknown Material Ice Sheet NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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The thermal requirements and implications of polar basal melting on Mars are discussed in detail. The composition, geology, origin, and evolution of the Martian polar terrains are summarized. Thermal calculations and flow calculations of the basal melt are discussed. The significance of the basal melting for the origin of major polar reentrants, the storage of an ancient Martian ice sheet, the mass balance of the polar terrain, and basal melting at temperate latitudes is examined. |
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