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Perrin C, Jacob A, Lucas A, Myhill R, Hauber E, Batov A, Gudkova T, Rodriguez S, Lognonné P, Stevanović J, Drilleau M, Fuji N. Geometry and Segmentation of Cerberus Fossae, Mars: Implications for Marsquake Properties. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. PLANETS 2022; 127:e2021JE007118. [PMID: 35847353 PMCID: PMC9285074 DOI: 10.1029/2021je007118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The NASA InSight mission to Mars successfully landed on 26 November 2018 in Elysium Planitia. It aims to characterize the seismic activity and aid in the understanding of the internal structure of Mars. We focus on the Cerberus Fossae region, a giant fracture network ∼1,200 km long situated east of the InSight landing site where M ∼3 marsquakes were detected during the past 2 years. It is formed of five main fossae located on the southeast of the Elysium Mons volcanic rise. We perform a detailed mapping of the entire system based on high-resolution satellite images and Digital Elevation Models. The refined cartography reveals a range of morphologies associated with dike activity at depth. Width and throw measurements of the fossae are linearly correlated, suggesting a possible tectonic control on the shapes of the fossae. Widths and throws decrease toward the east, indicating the long-term direction of propagation of the dike-induced graben system. They also give insights into the geometry at depth and how the possible faults and fractures are rooted in the crust. The exceptional preservation of the fossae allows us to detect up to four scales of segmentation, each formed by a similar number of 3-4 segments/subsegments. This generic distribution is comparable to continental faults and fractures on Earth. We anticipate higher stress and potential marsquakes within intersegment zones and at graben tips.
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- C. Perrin
- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
- Now at Nantes UniversitéUniversité d’AngersLe Mans UniversitéCNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et GéosciencesUAR 3281, Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers de Nantes AtlantiqueNantesFrance
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- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- School of Earth SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- DLR Institute of Planetary ResearchBerlinGermany
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- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the EarthRussian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
- V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
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- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the EarthRussian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
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- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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- Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace ISAE‐SUPAEROToulouseFrance
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- Université de ParisInstitut de physique du globe de ParisCNRSParisFrance
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Piqueux S, Müller N, Grott M, Siegler M, Millour E, Forget F, Lemmon M, Golombek M, Williams N, Grant J, Warner N, Ansan V, Daubar I, Knollenberg J, Maki J, Spiga A, Banfield D, Spohn T, Smrekar S, Banerdt B. Soil Thermophysical Properties Near the InSight Lander Derived From 50 Sols of Radiometer Measurements. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. PLANETS 2021; 126:e2021JE006859. [PMID: 35845552 PMCID: PMC9285084 DOI: 10.1029/2021je006859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Measurements from the InSight lander radiometer acquired after landing are used to characterize the thermophysical properties of the Martian soil in Homestead hollow. This data set is unique as it stems from a high measurement cadence fixed platform studying a simple well-characterized surface, and it benefits from the environmental characterization provided by other instruments. We focus on observations acquired before the arrival of a regional dust storm (near Sol 50), on the furthest observed patch of soil (i.e., ∼3.5 m away from the edge of the lander deck) where temperatures are least impacted by the presence of the lander and where the soil has been least disrupted during landing. Diurnal temperature cycles are fit using a homogenous soil configuration with a thermal inertia of 183 ± 25 J m-2 K-1 s-1/2 and an albedo of 0.16, corresponding to very fine to fine sand with the vast majority of particles smaller than 140 μm. A pre-landing assessment leveraging orbital thermal infrared data is consistent with these results, but our analysis of the full diurnal temperature cycle acquired from the ground further indicates that near surface layers with different thermophysical properties must be thin (i.e., typically within the top few mm) and deep layering with different thermophysical properties must be at least below ∼4 cm. The low thermal inertia value indicates limited soil cementation within the upper one or two skin depths (i.e., ∼4-8 cm and more), with cement volumes <<1%, which is challenging to reconcile with visible images of overhangs in pits.
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- Sylvain Piqueux
- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- DLR Institute for Planetary ResearchBerlinGermany
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- National Air and Space MuseumSmithsonian InstitutionWashingtonDCUSA
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- DLR Institute for Planetary ResearchBerlinGermany
- International Space Science Institute ISSIBernSwitzerland
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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An Alternative Approach to Mapping Thermophysical Units from Martian Thermal Inertia and Albedo Data Using a Combination of Unsupervised Classification Techniques. REMOTE SENSING 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/rs6065184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Christensen PR. Regional dust deposits on Mars: Physical properties, age, and history. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/jb091ib03p03533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Barnhart CJ, Howard AD, Moore JM. Long-term precipitation and late-stage valley network formation: Landform simulations of Parana Basin, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fergason RL, Christensen PR. Formation and erosion of layered materials: Geologic and dust cycle history of eastern Arabia Terra, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je002973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wilson SA, Howard AD, Moore JM, Grant JA. Geomorphic and stratigraphic analysis of Crater Terby and layered deposits north of Hellas basin, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sharon A. Wilson
- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum; Smithsonian Institution; Washington D. C. USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; University of Virginia; Charlottesville Virginia USA
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- Space Sciences Division; NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field California USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum; Smithsonian Institution; Washington D. C. USA
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Schatz V, Tsoar H, Edgett KS, Parteli EJR, Herrmann HJ. Evidence for indurated sand dunes in the Martian north polar region. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Golombek MP, Grant JA, Parker TJ, Kass DM, Crisp JA, Squyres SW, Haldemann AFC, Adler M, Lee WJ, Bridges NT, Arvidson RE, Carr MH, Kirk RL, Knocke PC, Roncoli RB, Weitz CM, Schofield JT, Zurek RW, Christensen PR, Fergason RL, Anderson FS, Rice JW. Selection of the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- M. P. Golombek
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies; National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Washington DC USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Menlo Park California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Flagstaff Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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Ruff SW, Christensen PR. Bright and dark regions on Mars: Particle size and mineralogical characteristics based on Thermal Emission Spectrometer data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1029/2001je001580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Steven W. Ruff
- Mars Space Flight Facility, Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Mars Space Flight Facility, Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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Bishop JL, Murchie SL, Pieters CM, Zent AP. A model for formation of dust, soil, and rock coatings on Mars: Physical and chemical processes on the Martian surface. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1029/2001je001581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Janice L. Bishop
- SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field California USA
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- Applied Physics Laboratory; Johns Hopkins University; Laurel Maryland USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Brown University; Providence Rhode Island USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field California USA
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Christensen PR, Bandfield JL, Hamilton VE, Ruff SW, Kieffer HH, Titus TN, Malin MC, Morris RV, Lane MD, Clark RL, Jakosky BM, Mellon MT, Pearl JC, Conrath BJ, Smith MD, Clancy RT, Kuzmin RO, Roush T, Mehall GL, Gorelick N, Bender K, Murray K, Dason S, Greene E, Silverman S, Greenfield M. Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/2000je001370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 782] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ruff SW, Christensen PR, Clark RN, Kieffer HH, Malin MC, Bandfield JL, Jakosky BM, Lane MD, Mellon MT, Presley MA. Mars' “White Rock” feature lacks evidence of an aqueous origin: Results from Mars Global Surveyor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/2000je001329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kraft MD, Greeley R. Rock coatings and aeolian abrasion on Mars: Application to the Pathfinder landing site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je001229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Golombek MP, Moore HJ, Haldemann AFC, Parker TJ, Schofield JT. Assessment of Mars Pathfinder landing site predictions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1029/1998je900015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Craddock RA, Crumpler LS, Aubele JC, Zimbelman JR. Geology of central Chryse Planitia and the Viking 1 landing site: Implications for the Mars Pathfinder mission. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1029/97je00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Treiman AH. Near-surface geologic units exposed along Ares Vallis and in adjacent areas: A potential source of sediment at the Mars Pathfinder landing site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1029/96je02437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Golombek MP, Cook RA, Moore HJ, Parker TJ. Selection of the Mars Pathfinder landing site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1029/96je03318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Edgett KS, Christensen PR. Rocks and aeolian features in the Mars Pathfinder landing site region: Viking infrared thermal mapper observations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1029/96je02825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lee P, Thomas PC. Longitudinal dunes on Mars: Relation to current wind regimes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1029/95je00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Calvin WM, King TVV, Clark RN. Hydrous carbonates on Mars?: Evidence from Mariner 6/7 infrared spectrometer and ground-based telescopic spectra. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1029/94je01090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Paige DA, Bachman JE, Keegan KD. Thermal and albedo mapping of the polar regions of Mars using Viking thermal mapper observations: 1. North polar region. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1029/93je03428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Clifford SM. A model for the hydrologic and climatic behavior of water on Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1029/93je00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 555] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Christensen PR, Anderson DL, Chase SC, Clark RN, Kieffer HH, Malin MC, Pearl JC, Carpenter J, Bandiera N, Brown FG, Silverman S. Thermal emission spectrometer experiment: Mars Observer mission. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/92je00453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Moore JM. Nature of the mantling deposit in the heavily cratered terrain of northeastern Arabia, Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1029/jb095ib09p14279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Christensen PR. Global albedo variations on Mars: Implications for active aeolian transport, deposition, and erosion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.1029/jb093ib07p07611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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