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Tag Archives: outflow sediments
Sedimentary volcanism in southern Chryse Planitia: varieties of mud volcanos
[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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Tagged Chryse Planitia, mud, mud flows, mud volcanos, outflow sediments, sediments
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Ancient flood sediments exposed in northern lowlands craters
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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Tagged Acidalia, Chryse, HiRISE, MOC, outflow channels, outflow sediments, THEMIS
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