Pingos on Earth and Mars
Planetary and Space Science
By: D.M. Burr, K. L. Tanaka, and K. Yoshikawa
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Abstract
Pingos are massive ice-cored mounds that develop through pressurized groundwater flow mechanisms. Pingos and their collapsed forms are found in periglacial and paleoperiglacial terrains on Earth, and have been hypothesized for a wide variety of locations on Mars. This literature review of pingos on Earth and Mars first summarizes the morphology of terrestrial pingos and their geologic contexts. That information is then used to asses hypothesized pingos on Mars. Pingo-like forms (PLFs) in Utopia Planitia are the most viable candidates for pingos or collapsed pingos. Other PLFs hypothesized in the literature to be pingos may be better explained with other mechanisms than those associated with terrestrial-style pingos. ?? 2008 Elsevier Ltd.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Pingos on Earth and Mars |
| Series title | Planetary and Space Science |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pss.2008.11.003 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Planetary and Space Science |
| First page | 541 |
| Last page | 555 |
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