Evidence is presented for large standing bodies of water on Mars during past epochs. It is noted that the origin of the horizontally-layered deposits in the Valles Marineris can be best explained by formation in standing bodies of water. These lakes, if they existed, were most likely covered by ice. There are several geologically feasible mechanisms that could have led to formation to thick deposits in ice covered paleolakes in the Valles Marineris. Present data are insufficient to choose conclusively among the various possibilities.


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    Titel :

    Formation of the Layered Deposits in the Valles Marineris, Mars


    Beteiligte:
    S. S. Nedell (Autor:in) / S. W. Squyres (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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