Orientation and distribution of recent gullies in the southern hemisphere of Mars: Observations from High Resolution Stereo Camera/Mars Express (HRSC/MEX) and Mars Orbiter Camera/Mars Global Surveyor (MOC/MGS) data

R. Balme, M.; Mangold, N.; Baratoux, David; Costard, F.; Gosselin, Matthieu; Masson, Philippe; Pinet, P.; Neukum, G.

doi:10.1029/2005je002607

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Orientation and distribution of recent gullies in the southern hemisphere of Mars: Observations from High Resolution Stereo Camera/Mars Express (HRSC/MEX) and Mars Orbiter Camera/Mars Global Surveyor (MOC/MGS) data

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Authors:

M. R. Balme

N. Mangold

David Baratoux

Abstract

Geologically recent small gullies on Mars display morphologies consistent with erosion by water or by debris flows. Suggested formation models are divided into two main categories: (1) groundwater or (2) melting of near‐surface ice/snow sourced from the atmosphere. We have measured location and orie...

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Geology

Mars Exploration Program

Orbiter

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