Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars

Throughout the recorded history of Mars, liquid water has distinctly shaped its landscape, including the prominent circum-Chryse and the northwestern slope valleys outflow channel systems, and the extremely flat northern plains topography at the distal reaches of these outflow channel systems. Paleo...

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Autores: Fairén, Alberto G., Dohm, James M., Baker, Victor R., Pablo Hernández, Miguel Ángel de, Ruiz Pérez, Javier, Ferris, Justin C., Anderson, Robert C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:550.2
Mars
Tharsis floods
Oceans
Lakes
Geodinámica
2507 Geofísica
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spelling Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of MarsFairén, Alberto G.Dohm, James M.Baker, Victor R.Pablo Hernández, Miguel Ángel deRuiz Pérez, JavierFerris, Justin C.Anderson, Robert C.550.2MarsTharsis floodsOceansLakesGeodinámica2507 GeofísicaThroughout the recorded history of Mars, liquid water has distinctly shaped its landscape, including the prominent circum-Chryse and the northwestern slope valleys outflow channel systems, and the extremely flat northern plains topography at the distal reaches of these outflow channel systems. Paleotopographic reconstructions of the Tharsis magmatic complex reveal the existence of an Europe-sized Noachian drainage basin and subsequent aquifer system in eastern Tharsis. This basin is proposed to have sourced outburst floodwaters that sculpted the outflow channels, and ponded to form various hypothesized oceans, seas, and lakes episodically through time. These floodwaters decreased in volume with time due to inadequate groundwater recharge of the Tharsis aquifer system. Martian topography, as observed from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, corresponds well to these ancient flood inundations, including the approximated shorelines that have been proposed for the northern plains. Stratigraphy, geomorphology, and topography record at least one great Noachian-Early Hesperian northern plains ocean, a Late Hesperian sea inset within the margin of the high water marks of the previous ocean, and a number of widely distributed minor lakes that may represent a reduced Late Hesperian sea, or ponded waters in the deepest reaches of the northern plains related to minor Tharsis- and Elysium-induced Amazonian flooding.Rosen Pub. GroupUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20032003-01-0120032003-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/56773reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/567732026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
title Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
spellingShingle Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
Fairén, Alberto G.
550.2
Mars
Tharsis floods
Oceans
Lakes
Geodinámica
2507 Geofísica
title_short Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
title_full Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
title_fullStr Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
title_full_unstemmed Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
title_sort Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fairén, Alberto G.
Dohm, James M.
Baker, Victor R.
Pablo Hernández, Miguel Ángel de
Ruiz Pérez, Javier
Ferris, Justin C.
Anderson, Robert C.
author Fairén, Alberto G.
author_facet Fairén, Alberto G.
Dohm, James M.
Baker, Victor R.
Pablo Hernández, Miguel Ángel de
Ruiz Pérez, Javier
Ferris, Justin C.
Anderson, Robert C.
author_role author
author2 Dohm, James M.
Baker, Victor R.
Pablo Hernández, Miguel Ángel de
Ruiz Pérez, Javier
Ferris, Justin C.
Anderson, Robert C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 550.2
Mars
Tharsis floods
Oceans
Lakes
Geodinámica
2507 Geofísica
topic 550.2
Mars
Tharsis floods
Oceans
Lakes
Geodinámica
2507 Geofísica
description Throughout the recorded history of Mars, liquid water has distinctly shaped its landscape, including the prominent circum-Chryse and the northwestern slope valleys outflow channel systems, and the extremely flat northern plains topography at the distal reaches of these outflow channel systems. Paleotopographic reconstructions of the Tharsis magmatic complex reveal the existence of an Europe-sized Noachian drainage basin and subsequent aquifer system in eastern Tharsis. This basin is proposed to have sourced outburst floodwaters that sculpted the outflow channels, and ponded to form various hypothesized oceans, seas, and lakes episodically through time. These floodwaters decreased in volume with time due to inadequate groundwater recharge of the Tharsis aquifer system. Martian topography, as observed from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, corresponds well to these ancient flood inundations, including the approximated shorelines that have been proposed for the northern plains. Stratigraphy, geomorphology, and topography record at least one great Noachian-Early Hesperian northern plains ocean, a Late Hesperian sea inset within the margin of the high water marks of the previous ocean, and a number of widely distributed minor lakes that may represent a reduced Late Hesperian sea, or ponded waters in the deepest reaches of the northern plains related to minor Tharsis- and Elysium-induced Amazonian flooding.
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