Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.9951l&link_type=abstract
(International Colloquium on Mars, 3rd: Dedicated to Thomas A. Mutch /1931-1980/, Pasadena, CA, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 1982.) Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
60
Glacial Drift, Landforms, Mars Surface, Photogeology, Planetary Geology, Water Erosion, Drainage Patterns, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Mars Environment, Planetary Evolution
Scientific paper
Viking Orbiter and terrestrial satellite images are examined at similar resolution to compare features of the Martian outflow channels with features produced by the movement of ice on earth, and many resemblances are found. These include the anastomoses, sinuosities, and U-shaped cross profiles of valleys; hanging valleys; linear scour marks on valley walls; grooves and ridges on valley floors; and the streamlining of bedrock highs. Attention is given to the question whether ice could have moved in the Martian environment. It is envisaged that springs or small catastrophic outbursts discharged fluids from structural outlets or chaotic terrains. These fluids built icings that may have grown into substantial masses and eventually flowed like glaciers down preexisting valleys. An alternative is that the fluids formed rivers or floods that in turn formed ice jams and consolidated into icy masses in places where obstacles blocked their flow.
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