Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jun 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007icar..188..315d&link_type=abstract
Icarus, Volume 188, Issue 2, p. 315-323.
Mathematics
Logic
57
Scientific paper
A new survey of Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) narrow-angle images of gullies in the 30° 45° S latitude band includes their distribution, morphology, local topographic setting, orientation, elevation, and slopes. These new data show that gully formation is favored over a specific range of conditions: elevation (-5000 to +3000 m), slope (>10°), and orientation (83.8% on pole-facing slopes). These data, and the frequent occurrence of gullies on isolated topographic highs, lead us to support the conclusion that climatic-related processes of volatile accumulation and melting driven by orbital variations are the most likely candidate for processes responsible for the geologically recent formation of martian gullies.
Dickson James L.
Head James W.
Kreslavsky Mikhail
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