The MARS Journal Vol 3, pp 29-41 - Recent aeolian erosion and deposition in the north polar plateau of Mars

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Recent aeolian erosion and deposition in the north polar plateau of Mars

J.A.P. Rodriguez^1,2, Kenneth L. Tanaka³, Yves Langevin⁴, Mary Bourke^2,5, Jeffrey Kargel⁶, Phil Christensen⁷, and Sho Sasaki¹
¹National Astronomical Observatory, Mizusawa, Japan
²Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA, alexis@psi.edu
³Astrogeology Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
⁴Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS / Univ. Paris Sud, France
⁵Oxford University Center for the Environment, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
⁶Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, USA
⁷Department of Geological Science, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA

Citation: Mars 3, 29-41, 2007; doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0003

History: Submitted: December 8, 2006; Reviewed: March 13, 2007; Resubmitted: August 24, 2007; Accepted: October 3, 2007; Published: December 3, 2007

Summary: We have identified extensive dark regions in the north polar plateau of Mars, which are largely free of surface water-ice. We propose that represent zones of recent sedimentary accumulation.

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