Statistical Features of Drainage Basins in Mars Channel Networks

Details Statistical Features of Drainage Basins in Mars Channel Networks Statistical Features of Drainage Basins in Mars Channel Networks

2001-07-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0107228v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 4 figures, revtex style

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Erosion by flowing water is one of the major forces shaping the surface of Earth. Studies in the last decade have shown, in particular, that the drainage region of rivers, where water is collected, exhibits scale invariant features characterized by exponents that are the same for rivers around the world. Here we show that from the data obtained by the MOLA altimeter of the Mars Global Surveyor one can perform the same analysis for mountain sides on Mars. We then show that in some regions fluid erosion might have played a role in the present martian landscape.

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