Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars
This paper describes karst landforms observed in an interior layered deposit (ILD) located within Juventae Chasma a trough of the Valles Marineris, a rift system that belongs to the Tharsis region of Mars. The ILD investigated is characterized by spectral signatures of kieserite, an evaporitic miner...
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| description | This paper describes karst landforms observed in an interior layered deposit (ILD) located within Juventae Chasma a trough of the Valles Marineris, a rift system that belongs to the Tharsis region of Mars. The ILD investigated is characterized by spectral signatures of kieserite, an evaporitic mineral present on Earth. A morphologic and morphometric survey of the ILD surface performed on data of the Orbiter High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) highlighted the presence of depressions of various shapes and sizes. These landforms interpreted as dolines resemble similar karst landforms on Earth and in other regions of Mars. The observed karst landforms suggest the presence of liquid water, probably due to ice melting, in the Amazonian age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4f42b4130014876a7f748b47285e7c82022-12-21T23:15:35ZengUniversity of South Florida LibrariesInternational Journal of Speleology0392-66721827-806X2017-06-0146218118910.5038/1827-806X.46.2.2085Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, MarsDavide Baioni0Mario Tramontana1University of UrbinoUniversity of UrbinoThis paper describes karst landforms observed in an interior layered deposit (ILD) located within Juventae Chasma a trough of the Valles Marineris, a rift system that belongs to the Tharsis region of Mars. The ILD investigated is characterized by spectral signatures of kieserite, an evaporitic mineral present on Earth. A morphologic and morphometric survey of the ILD surface performed on data of the Orbiter High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) highlighted the presence of depressions of various shapes and sizes. These landforms interpreted as dolines resemble similar karst landforms on Earth and in other regions of Mars. The observed karst landforms suggest the presence of liquid water, probably due to ice melting, in the Amazonian age.http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol46/iss2/5/Marsinterior layered depositskarstclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Davide Baioni Mario Tramontana Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars International Journal of Speleology Mars interior layered deposits karst climate change |
| title | Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars |
| title_full | Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars |
| title_fullStr | Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars |
| title_short | Possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in Juventae Chasma, Mars |
| title_sort | possible evaporite karst in an interior layered deposit in juventae chasma mars |
| topic | Mars interior layered deposits karst climate change |
| url | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol46/iss2/5/ |
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