Morphological study of landforms on The Norther Polar Region of Mars
Abstract
This study focuses on the characteristics and possible origin of different geologic features located in Scandia Cavi and Olympia Undae. These are two regions close to the northern polar cap of Mars that spans between 64 72-80° N and 150-230° E. They have an especial interest, because they can cast light on the geological evolution of the area, the existence of volcanism and the gypsum formation. We use images from Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and topographic information from Mars Global Surveyor that have allowed determine the location and evaluate the morphometric parameters of 201 landforms that were classified into 6 groups: cratered cones CC, impact craters IC, ambiguous craters AC, simple and peaked domes SD, PD, and irregular structures SD.
- Publication:
-
XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- July 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020sea..confE.109S