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Comparisons of the hydraulics of water flows in Martian outflow channels with flows of similar scale on earthThe hydraulics of channelized water flows on Mars and the resulting sediment transport rates are calculated, and similar computations are performed for such terrestrial analogs as the Mississippi River and the catastrophic Lake Missoula floods that formed the Channeled Scabland in eastern Washington State. The morphologies of deep-sea channels formed by catastrophic turbidity currents are compared with the Martian channels, many similarities are pointed out, and the hydraulics of the various flows are compared. The results indicate that the velocities, discharges, bottom shear stresses, and sediment-transport capacity of water flows along the Martian channels would be comparable to those of the oceanic turbidity currents and the Lake Missoula floods. It is suggested that the submarine canyons from which turbidity currents originate are the terrestrial counterparts to the chaotic-terrain areas or craters that serve as sources for many of the Martian channels.
Document ID
19790043899
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Komar, P. D.
(Oregon State University Corvallis, Ore., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 37
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A27912
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7178
Distribution Limits
Public
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