Mariner 9 evidence for wind erosion in the equatorial and mid-latitude regions of Mars
Abstract
Evidence for extensive wind erosion principally in the equatorial and mid-latitude regions of Mars is presented and compared with selected erosional landforms from the coastal desert of Peru known to be of eolian origin. The evidence for widespread erosion on Mars prompted an examination of certain aspects of its wind regime that are thought to be significant geologically.
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The surface of Mars is covered by an unconsolidated regolith produced by the combined action of impact comminution, physical erosion by wind, water, and lava, and chemical weathering by fluids and oxidants.
“The surface of Mars is covered by an unconsolidated regolith produced by the combined action of impact comminution, physical erosion by wind, water, and lava, and chemical weathering by fluids and oxidants (mostly early in the history of Mars) (McCauley, 1973; Malin and Edgett, 2000; Golombek and Bridges, 2000; Goetz et al., 2005; Yen et al., 2005; Murchie et al., 2009).”
From Mars global simulant MGS-1: A Rocknest-based open standard for basaltic martian regolith simulants (2019) · cites this paper as McCauley, 1973
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- Authors
- McCauley, J. F.
- Affiliations
- United States Geological Survey (US)
- Corresponding author
- McCauley, John F.
- ORCID
- McCauley, John F.
- Venue
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 1973-07-10
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 4123-4137
- ISSN
- 0148-0227 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2116164746
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 12.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Aeolian processes and effects
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Keywords
- wind erosion, Mars, Mariner 9, eolian landforms, equatorial region, mid-latitudes, aeolian processes
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