Martian slope streaks as plausible indicators of transient water activity

Abstract Slope streaks have been frequently observed in the equatorial, low thermal inertia and dusty regions of Mars. The reason behind their formation remains unclear with proposed hypotheses for both dry and wet mechanisms. Here, we report an up-to-date distribution and morphometric investigation...

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Main Authors: Anshuman Bhardwaj, Lydia Sam, F. Javier Martín-Torres, María-Paz Zorzano, Ricardo M. Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07453-9