The distribution and behavior of Martian ground ice during past and present epochs.

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Jun 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995jgr...100q3367m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. E6, p. 11781 - 11799

Physics

Mars: Water Ice

Scientific paper

Mars undergoes significant oscillations in its orbit, which will have a pronounced effect on its climate and, in particular, on the behavior of subsurface water ice. The authors explore and map the behavior of ice in the Martian near-surface regolith over the past 1 m.y. using a diffusion and condensation model presented in an earlier paper, with two primary modifications to include orbitally induced variations in insolation and atmospheric water abundance. They find that the past behavior of ground ice differs significantly from that at the present epoch, primarily the result of high-amplitude oscillations in obliquity (presently 25°). The authors also present a map of the distribution of ice expected at the present epoch. Cyclic exchange of water between the global regolith and polar regions will have significant implications for surface geology and the polar layered deposits.

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