Geomorphic evidence for ancient seas in west Deuteronilus Mensae, Mars-1: Regional geomorphology

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May 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987pggp.rept..319p&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986 p 319-321 (SEE N87-23341 16-91)

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Canyons, Geomorphology, Mars Surface, Seas, Stratigraphy, Structural Properties (Geology), Debris, Erosion, Ground Water, Terrain, Topography

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The fretted terrain in west Deuteronilus Mensae consists of extensive cratered upland penninsulas or isolated plateaus cut by long, finger-like canyons typically 10 to 20 km wide and upwards of 300 km long. The longest of these canyons trend roughly north-south to north-northeast, which may reflect some local structural and/or topographic control. At least three geomorphic zones roughly parallel to the lowland/upland boundary, suggestive of increasing modification northward, can be recognized on the fretted region of the region. The southern-most zone (zone A) consists of sharply defined fretted terrain. The middle zone (zone B) consists of well defined fretted terrain in which the plateau surfaces appear smoother, with a somewhat darker and much less varied albedo surface than those of zone A. The northern-most zone (zone C) consists of rounded or softened fretted terrain. The zones were interpreted as surface exposures of successively lower stratigraphic units.

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