| Evidence for snow and ice accumulation aiding debris flow and glacial flow at mid- to low-latitudes on Mars (2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI pdf EVIDENCE FOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION AIDING DEBRIS FLOW AND GLACIAL FLOW MID LOW LATITUDES MARS Hiesinger Head Neukum Jaumann Hauber Carr Masson Foing Hoffmann Kreslavsky Werner Milkovich van Gasselt and the HRSC Investigator Team Dept Geol Sci Brown Univ Providence USA Institut fuer Geologische Wissenshaften Freie Universitaet Berlin Berlin Germany DLR Institut fuer Planetenforschung Berlin Germany USGS Menlo Park USA Orsay Terre Univ Paris Sud Orsay France STEC SCI Noordwijk The Netherlands Summary Mars Express HRSC High Resolution Stereo Camera image data eastern Hellas reveal details debris aprons the base massifs characterized numerous concentrically ridged lobate and pitted features suggesting extremely ice rich glacier like viscous flow and sublimation This together with new evidence for recent ice rich debris covered glaciers the base the Olympus Mons scarp suggests geologically recent and recurring glacial activity low and mid latitude regions Mars Introduction Debris aprons are geomorphic features seen mid latitudes Mars that are interpreted viscous flow features material containing some portion lubricating ice derived from adjacent highlands Recent studies have not been able distinguish conclusively among multiple models apron formation ice assisted rock creep ice rich landslides rock glaciers and debris covered glaciers because the inability determine the proportion ice the rock debris Description and Interpretation New HRSC | |||||||||||||
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