Formation Process of Chaotic Terrains on Mars

Details Formation Process of Chaotic Terrains on Mars Formation Process of Chaotic Terrains on Mars

Sep 2008

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European Planetary Science Congress 2008, Proceedings of the conference held 21-25 September, 2008 in Münster, Germany. Online a

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Abstract Chaotic terrains are common on Mars, whereas analogue terrains on Earth are extremely rare. They are characterized by fractured blocks, tens of kilometers to several meters size, which have been tilted in a chaotic manner. Chaotic terrains are usually associated with outflow channels, and are widely thought to represent relict areas where subsurface water was released [1,2 and references therein]. Here we present a model for the process behind the formation of chaotic terrains on Mars, consistent with their dominant characteristics. The obvious lack of similar chaotic terrains on Earth follows logically from the model that we present here.

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