Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010icar..205..154c&link_type=abstract
Icarus, Volume 205, Issue 1, p. 154-164.
Physics
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Scientific paper
Recent images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera have shown that slope streaks have relief on the order of a meter or less. This study presents observations of transverse bedforms and infill deposits within slope streak beds that were not previously identified or were uncommon from earlier analyses of HiRISE images. Transverse bedforms are linear to slightly arcuate features oriented transverse to the slope streak bed which may be analogous to terrestrial splash or coarse-grained ripples based on their morphology, wavelength, and amplitude. In addition to the bedforms, there is also evidence that slope streak beds gradually shallow over time by infilling of material. The presence of ripples within slope streaks implies that saltation-capable material is available on the surface today and/or was available in the recent past. Although airfall dust is not a capable saltation source material, aggregates of electrostatically-bound dust that are possibly later cemented by salts may serve as a source. From the results of this study, we hypothesize a sequence of events in a slope streak formation and modification cycle where grains saltate to form ripples along the bed of a slope streak, airfall dust mantling causes gradual fading of the streak, and infill material buries the ripples, eventually reaching the pre-avalanche surface that removes all traces of relief.
Beyer Ross A.
Bridges Nathan T.
Chuang Frank C.
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