Active boulder movement at high Martian latitudes
Geophysical Research Letters
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Abstract
Lobate stony landforms occur on steep slopes at high latitudes on Mars. We demonstrate active boulder movement at seven such sites. Sub-meter-scale boulders frequently move distances of a few meters. The movement is concentrated in the vicinity of the lobate landforms but also occurs on other slopes. This provides evidence for a new, common style of activity on Mars, which may play an important role in slope degradation. It also opens the possibility that the lobate features are currently forming in the absence of significant volumes of liquid water.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Active boulder movement at high Martian latitudes |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/2019GL082293 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 5075 |
| Last page | 5082 |
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