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Visualizing Visual Adaptation
Published on: April 24, 2017
Active Mars: A Dynamic World
Colin M Dundas1, Patricio Becerra2, Shane Byrne3
1U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center Flagstaff AZ USA.
Abstract:
Mars exhibits diverse surface changes at all latitudes and all seasons. Active processes include impact cratering, aeolian sand and dust transport, a variety of slope processes, changes in polar ices, and diverse effects of seasonal CO2 frost. The extent of surface change has been surprising and indicates that the present climate is capable of reshaping the surface. Activity has important implications for the Amazonian history of Mars: understanding processes is a necessary step before we can understand their implications and variations over time.
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