Deposits from giant floods in Gale crater and their implications for the climate of early Mars

This study reports in-situ sedimentologic evidence of giant floods in Gale crater, Mars, during the Noachian Period. Features indicative of floods are a series of symmetrical, 10 m-high gravel ridges that occur in the Hummocky Plains Unit (HPU). Their regular spacing, internal sedimentary structures...

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Autores principales: Heydari, E., Schroeder, J. F., Calef, F. J., Van Beek, J., Rowland, S. K., Parker, T. J., Fairén, A. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7645609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75665-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7645609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75665-7

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