Decaying Oblique Orbits as a Hypothesis for the Origin of Nearly Horizontal Impact Craters — A Survey of Some Candidate Paterae on Mars
Abstract
Factors influencing the occurrence of nearly horizontal impact craters are discussed hypothetically and tested by tabulating a set of 13 such craters on Mars over 20 km long. It is observed that these have headings >35deg from the equatorial plane.
- Publication:
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13th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting
- Pub Date:
- August 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022LPICo2702.2011M