Lake Shorelines: Earth Analogs for Hypothesized Martian Coastal FeaturesThe possibility of oceans on Mars has generated a lot of interest in the science community, but conclusive evidence supporting or refuting the ocean hypothesis has remained somewhat elusive. Precise topographic measurements of fresh-appearing shorelines from glacial Lake Lahontan were collected recently in an effort to obtain well-constrained data for comparison with the hypothesized Martian shorelines. This report summarizes the first results of the on-going research project.
Document ID
20040060006
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Zimbelman, J. R. (National Air and Space Museum Washington, DC, United States)
Williams, S. H. (National Air and Space Museum Washington, DC, United States)
Johnston, A. K. (National Air and Space Museum Washington, DC, United States)
Head, James W. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV: Ancient Mars Water and Landforms