Mars global digital dune database (MGD3)—Composition, stability, and thermal inertia
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- Document: Report (2.1 MB pdf)
- Appendix: Appendix 1 (603 KB pdf) Graphs pertaining to the spectral glitch
- Related Works:
- Open-File Report 2007–1158 — Mars Global Digital Dune Database: MC2–MC29
- Open-File Report 2010–1170 — Mars Global Digital Dune Database: MC–1
- Open-File Report 2012–1259 — Mars Global Digital Dune Database: MC–30
- Database: Dune Database (3 MB zip) Equatorial and South Polar Dune Databases and metadata
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Abstract
The Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD3) is an online repository that has catalogued dune fields larger than 1 km2 located between latitudes 90° N. and 90° S. The work presented here expands upon previous MGD3 open-file reports, with a new emphasis upon characterizing dune fields through composition, stability, and thermal inertia. Included in this latest addition is a detailed compositional analysis and the associated observational data from Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) for dune fields 300 km2 or larger; a near-global dune stability assessment; Mars Odyssey (MO1) Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) apparent thermal inertia values; and vertical near-surface thermophysical heterogeneities determined by fitting a two-layer thermal model to observed temperatures. These additional datasets are divided into two workbooks: equatorial and south polar regions. A detailed description for the layout of these workbooks can be found in the corresponding metadata document. The continuing goal of the MGD3 is to provide a reliable and multifaceted repository of data for Mars’ dunes, with the intention that such data be easily accessible and useful to future research.
Suggested Citation
Gullikson, A.L., Hayward, R.K., Titus, T.N., Charles, H., Fenton, L.K., Hoover, R., and Putzig, N.E., 2018, Mars global digital dune database (MGD3)—Composition, stability, and thermal inertia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1164, 17 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181164.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Database Organization and Terminology
- MGD3 Data Processing and Methodology
- Results
- Summary
- References Cited
- Appendix
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mars global digital dune database (MGD3)—Composition, stability, and thermal inertia |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2018-1164 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20181164 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | Report: vi, 17 p.; Appendix 1; Dune Database |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |