Possible Melt-Water Lakes Beneath Planum Australe, Mars: Predictions Based on Present and Past Polar Deposits

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Aug 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000mpse.conf...95k&link_type=abstract

International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, p. 95

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Mars (Planet), Planetary Geology, Planetary Mapping, Mars Surface, Ice, Water, Polar Regions, Lakes, Relief Maps, Clathrates, Deposits, Estimates, Laser Altimeters, Melting, Plains

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We have synthesized Mars Orbiting Laser Altimeter (MOLA) elevation data, geologic mapping observations, and estimates for load-induced lithospheric sagging to derive isopach maps of the south polar layer deposits (SPLD) of Mars. Isopach maps of SPLD composed of CO2 clathrate were used to calculate the present extent and thickness of potential basal melting and to consider the implications of a young, pre-eroded SPLD. Additional information can be found in the original extended abstract.

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