Ancient oceans, ice sheets and the hydrological cycle on Mars
@article{Baker1991AncientOI, title={Ancient oceans, ice sheets and the hydrological cycle on Mars}, author={V. Baker and R. Strom and V. Gulick and J. Kargel and G. Komatsu and V. S. Kale}, journal={Nature}, year={1991}, volume={352}, pages={589-594} }
A variety of anomalous geomorphological features on Mars can be explained by a conceptual scheme involving episodic ocean and ice-sheet formation. The formation of valley networks early in Mars' history is evidence for a long-term hydrological cycle, which may have been associated with the existence of a persistent ocean. Cataclysmic flooding, triggered by extensive Tharsis volcanism, subsequently led to repeated ocean formation and then dissipation on the northern plains, and associated… CONTINUE READING
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