Martian permafrost features

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Sep 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.4039c&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Sept. 30, 1977, p. 4039-4054.

Physics

98

Mars Surface, Permafrost, Planetary Mapping, Spaceborne Photography, Terrain Analysis, Craters, Debris, Morphology, Photointerpretation

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The acquisition of high-resolution photographs of the planet Mars from the Viking orbiters has reinforced former tentative conclusions that permafrost might have played a significant role in landscape development. Despite possible warmer climates and higher heat flows in the past, it appears that conditions favoring permafrost prevailed for extended periods. Different kinds of permafrost phenomena are described, and possible Martian examples are discussed. Attention is given to mass-wasting, chaotic terrain, thermokarst and the formation of alases, canyon features, patterned ground and mantled terrain, and crater morphology.

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