Valley formation in Margaritifer Sinus, Mars, by precipitation-recharged ground-water sapping

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-226

  Grant, John A ^a,b  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground water sapping; Mars; Precipitation; Valleys

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

FOURTH ORDER; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; LOW DENSITY; MARS; MARTIAN VALLEYS; SEDIMENT VOLUMES; TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS; VALLEYS;

LANDFORMS;

GROUNDWATER; LANDFORM; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); VALLEY;

EID: 84874957073     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)028<0223:vfimsm>2.3.co;2     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Baker, V. R., 1982, The channels of Mars: Austin, University of Texas Press, 198 p.
2. Carr, M. H., 1981, The surface of Mars: New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 232 p.
3. Carr, M. H., and Chuang, F. C., 1997, Martian drainage densities: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, p. 9145-9152.
4. Downs, G. S., Reichley, P. E., and Green, R. R., 1975, Radar measurements of Martian topography and surface properties - 1971 and 1973 oppositions: Icarus, v. 26, p. 273-312.
5. Garvin, J. B., and Frawley, J. J., 1998, Geometric properties of Martian impact craters: Preliminary results from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 25, p. 4405-4408.
6. Goldspiel, J. M., and Squyres, S. W., 1991, Ancient aqueous sedimentation on Mars: Icarus, v. 89, p. 392-410.
7. Goldspiel, J. M., Squyres, S. W., and Jankowski, D. G., 1993, Topography of small Martian valleys: Icarus, v. 105, p. 479-500.
8. Grant, J. A., 1987, The geomorphic evolution of Eastern Margaritifer Sinus, Mars, in Advances in planetary geology: NASA Technical Memorandum 89871, p. 1-268.
9. Grant, J. A., 1999, Evaluating the evolution of process specific degradation around impact craters: International Journal of Impact Engineering, v. 23, p. 331-340.
10. Grant, J. A., and Schultz, P. H., 1990, Gradational epochs on Mars: Evidence from west-northwest of Isidis basin and Electris: Icarus, v. 84, p. 166-195.
11. Grant, J. A., and Schultz, P. H., 1993, Degradation of selected terrestrial and Martian impact craters: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 98, p. 11,025-11,042.
12. Grant, J. A., Koeberl, C., Reimold, W. U., Schultz, P. H., and Brandt, D., 1997, Degradation history of the Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, p. 16,327-16,388.
13. Gregory, K. J., and Walling, D. E., 1973, Drainage basin form and process: New York, Edward Arnold, Ltd., 456 p.
14. Greeley, R., and Guest, J. E., 1987, Geologic map of the Eastern Equatorial region of Mars: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-1802-B, scale 1:15 000 000.
15. Malin, M. C., and Carr, M. H., 1999, Ground-water formation of Martian Valleys: Nature, v. 397, p. 589-591.
16. Malin, M. C., Carr, M. H., Danielson, G. E., Davies, M. E., Hartmann, W. K., Ingersoll, A. P., James, P. B., Masursky, H., McEwen, A. S., Soderblom, L. A., Thomas, P., Veverka, J., Caplinger, M. A., Ravine, M. A., Soulanille, T. A., and Warren, J. L., 1998, Early views of the Martian surface from the Mars Orbiter Camera of Mars Global Surveyor: Science, v. 279, p. 1681-1685.
17. Mars Channel Working Group, 1983, Channels and valleys on Mars: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 1035-1054.
18. Patton, P. C., and Baker, V. R., 1976, Morphometry and floods in small drainage basins subject to diverse hydrogeomorphic controls: Water Resources Research, v. 12, p. 941-952.
19. Pike, R. J., 1981, Crater depths on Mars: New data from Viking photogrammetry: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XII Abstracts: Houston, Texas, Lunar and Planetary Institute, p. 839-841.
20. Ritter, D. F., Kochel, R. C., and Miller, J. R., 1995, Process geomorphology, third edition: New York, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 560p.
21. Saunders, S. R., 1979, Geologic map of the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars: U.S. Geological Survey Mars Map Series I-1144, Quadrangle MC-19, scale 1:5 000 000.
22. Schultz, P. H., and Ingerson, F. E., 1973, Martian lineaments from Mariner 6 and 7 images: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 78, p. 8415-8427.
23. Schultz, P. H., Schultz, R. A., and Rogers, J., 1982, The structure and evolution of ancient impact basins on Mars: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 87, p. 9803-9820.
24. Scott, D. H., and Tanaka, K. L., 1986, Geologic map of the Western Equatorial region of Mars: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-1802-A, scale 1:15 000 000.
25. Sharp, R. P., and Malin, M. C., 1975, Channels on Mars: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 86, p. 593-609.
26. Strahler, A. N., 1952, Hypsometric (area-altitude) analysis of erosional topography: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 63, p. 1117-1142.
27. Zimbelman, J., 1987, Spatial resolution and the geologic interpretation of Martian morphology: Implications for subsurface volatiles: Icarus, v. 71, p. 257-267.