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Sedimentary volcanism in southern Chryse Planitia: varieties of mud volcanos

Posted on March 6, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Petr Broz and four co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Subsurface Sediment Mobilization in the Southern Chryse Planitia on Mars • Southern Chryse Planitia contains a large field of Amazonian‐aged extrusive … Continue reading →

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Ancient flood sediments exposed in northern lowlands craters

Posted on April 29, 2014 by rburnham

A light-toned layer has been discovered exposed in the interior walls of numerous craters in the Chryse and Acidalia plains, according to a recent paper published in Geology by Mark Salvatore and Philip Christensen (both Arizona State University). The layer, … Continue reading →

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