The Evolution of the Martian Hydrosphere: Implications for the Fate of a Primordial Ocean and the Current State of the Northern Plains
@article{Clifford2001TheEO, title={The Evolution of the Martian Hydrosphere: Implications for the Fate of a Primordial Ocean and the Current State of the Northern Plains}, author={S. M. Clifford and T. J. Parker}, journal={Icarus}, year={2001}, volume={154}, pages={40-79} }
Abstract In this paper we consider the hydraulic and thermal conditions that gave rise to the elevated source regions of the Late Hesperian outflow channels and explore their implications for the evolution of the Martian hydrosphere. We find that if the outflow channel floodwaters were derived from a subpermafrost aquifer, then it implies that, throughout the planet's first billion years of evolution, as much as one third of its surface was covered by standing bodies of water and ice. Following… CONTINUE READING
Figures and Tables from this paper
Paper Mentions
495 Citations
Fate of outflow channel effluents in the northern lowlands of Mars: The Vastitas Borealis Formation as a sublimation residue from frozen ponded bodies of water
- Geology
- 2002
- 163
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
Elevations of water-worn features on Mars: Implications for circulation of groundwater
- Geology, Environmental Science
- 2002
- 44
Prime candidate sites for astrobiological exploration through the hydrogeological history of Mars
- Geology
- 2005
- 23
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
The Southern polar giant impact hypothesis for the origin of the Martian dichotomy and the evolution of volcanism on mars
- Geology
- 2016
- Highly Influenced
Fluvial geomorphology on Earth-like planetary surfaces: A review.
- Geology, Medicine
- Geomorphology
- 2015
- 41
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 236 REFERENCES
Temporal changes in the geographic distribution, elevation, and potential origin of the Martian outflow channels
- Geology
- 1993
- 2
- Highly Influential
A model for the hydrologic and climatic behavior of water on Mars
- Geology
- 1993
- 657
- Highly Influential
- PDF
D/H on Mars - Effects of floods, volcanism, impacts, and polar processes
- Environmental Science
- 1990
- 67
- Highly Influential
Formation of Martian flood features by release of water from confined aquifers
- Geology
- 1979
- 411
- Highly Influential