Survey of Martian Alluvial Fans

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Dec 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agufm.p13a0991k&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #P13A-0991

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5415 Erosion And Weathering, 6225 Mars

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Recent higher resolution images of the Martian surface reveal another complex geomorphic surface process - alluvial fans. Alluvial fans composed of water-transported, loose sediment deposited as the flow moves from steep, eroding terrain to low-gradient depositional basins. Martian alluvial fans are concentrated along crater rims where they erode into the higher surround topography depositing sediment into the crater interior. Initial work by Moore and Howard [2004] examined some of these fans in a band from 0-30 S. Their initial results included fan statistics, such as area and slope, and indicated that the fans were clustered in discrete areas. However, this survey was hampered by incomplete image coverage. We present the progress of our continuing, planet wide survey of alluvial fans. Specifically we focus on understanding if alluvial fans are indeed clustered in particular areas and if so, why. In addition, we expand fan statistics to include a comparison of fan volume to eroded area.

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