Limits on the burial depth of glacial ice deposits on the flanks of Hecates Tholus, Mars

被引：14

作者：

Helbert, J

Reiss, D

Hauber, E

Benkhoff, J

机构：

[1] German Aerosp Ctr, DLR, Inst Planetary Res, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[2] Estec, Res & Sci Support Dept, NL-2201 AZ Noordwijk, Netherlands

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2005年 / 32卷 / 17期

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D O I：

10.1029/2005GL023712

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

An analysis of data obtained by the HRSC camera on Mars Express revealed morphological evidence for the existence of glacial deposits on the flank of Hecates Tholus ( E. Hauber et al., 2004). Crater counts indicate a very young age in the range of several million years only. In this study we have assessed limits for the burial depth of a still existing ice deposit protected by an overlying dust layer. Our first results indicate a high likelihood to find ice within only a few meters below the surface in this region.

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