Concentric Crater Fill on Mars: An Aeolian Alternative to Ice-rich Mass Wasting
Concentric Crater Fill on Mars: An Aeolian Alternative to Ice-rich Mass Wasting
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1989
Authors
Zimbelman, James R.
Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-
Williams, Steven H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-8453
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713
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Lunar and Planetary Institute
Abstract
We use both moderate and high-resolution images of the Utopia Planitia region (approximately 45°N, 270°W) to assess the morphologic characteristics of concentric crater fill, followed by additional evidence that distinctive layers of surface material are not specific to this one location Our interpretation of the images leads us to favor an aeolian origin of concentric crater fill.
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Martian craters,
Eolian processes
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Proceedings of the 19th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, pp. 397-407 Copyright 1989, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston