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Seismic-triggering history of the catastrophic outflows in the Chryse region of MarsMuch attention was recently focused on the Chryse outflow channels as the source for an ocean or large lakes in the northern plains of Mars. A critical question is whether the channels formed quickly and in concert or sporadically. Crosscutting relations demonstrate multiple episodes of channel formation for some of the channels; however, for most channels, the absence of high precision in the densities of superposed impact craters prevents precise reconstruction of the duration and sequence of channeling history. Another approach to addressing the groundwater discharge history is to evaluate the hypothetical storage of the Chryse aquifer system and its recharge and triggering histories. How outflow breakouts may have been triggered by relatively frequent, large marsquakes caused by faulting and impact is discussed.
Document ID
19940015926
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Clifford, S. M.
(Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Tanaka, K. L.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Workshop on the Martian Northern Plains: Sedimentological, Periglacial, and Paleoclimatic Evolution
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N20399
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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