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Tag Archives: geomorphology
Esker and parent glacier in Phlegra Montes
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, February 29, 2016: Colman Gallagher (University College Dublin). Eskers are sinuous ridges composed of deposits (Image 1) laid down from meltwater flowing in tunnel-like conduits beneath glaciers (Image 2). On Earth, eskers are common components … Continue reading
Gullies and ice on Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, November 2014: Susan Conway (Open University, UK). Gullies on Mars were first discovered in 2000 (Malin and Edgett, 2000) in images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on board NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor platform. … Continue reading
Very recent debris flow activity on Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, October 2014: Andreas Johnsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden). The question whether Martian gullies formed by fluvial processes or by dry mass wasting have been a source of heated debate ever since their discovery (Malin … Continue reading
Liquid water and water Ice on Gale Crater, Mars
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, September 2014: Alberto G. Fairén, (Cornell University and Centro de Astrobiología, Spain). Gale Crater, the site of the currently active Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) or Curiosity Rover mission, is a ~154-km-diameter impact crater formed … Continue reading
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Tagged Gale Crater, geomorphology, glaciers, ice, liquid water, mountain glaciers, water, water ice
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