Ice Content of Martian Permafrost Deduced from Rheology of Ice-Rock Mixtures
Abstract
Experimental results on ice-rock mixtures show that a minimal ice content of 28% is needed to produce a viscous deformation like that observed in martian softened terrains. A global inventory of water of about 200 m is deduced from this high proportion of ice.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1999
- Bibcode:
- 1999LPI....30.1016M