Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701745 | Icarus | 2012 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Eighteen potentially ice-cored mounds were found in craters in Mars' north polar region. ⺠The stratigraphy of the mounds argues for deposition from the atmosphere. ⺠We argue many of them were deposited separately from the polar cap. ⺠The crater micro-environment is a potential explanation for mound initiation. ⺠These mounds are sensitive and important records of Amazonian climate on Mars.
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Authors
Susan J. Conway, Niels Hovius, Talfan Barnie, Jonathan Besserer, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Roberto Orosei, Natalie Anne Read,