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타이틀	Origins of Sinuous and Braided Channels on Ascraeus Mons, Mars - A Keck Geology Consortium Undergraduate Research Project
저자	de Wet, A. P.;; Bleacher, J. E.;; Garry, W. B.
Keyword	EXTRATERRESTRIAL WATER;; LANDFORMS;; MARS (PLANET); MARS SURFACE;; MARS VOLCANOES;; ORGANIZATIONS;; PLANETARY GEOLOGY;; UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
URL	http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120009859
보고서번호	GSFC.CP.00126.2012
발행년도	2012
출처	NTRS (NASA Technical Report Server)
ABSTRACT	Water has clearly played an important part in the geological evolution of Mars. There are many features on Mars that were almost certainly formed by fluvial processes for example, the channels Kasei Valles and Ares Vallis in the Chryse Planitia area of Mars are almost certainly fluvial features. On the other hand, there are many channel features that are much more difficult to interpret and have been variously attributed to volcanic and fluvial processes. Clearly unraveling the details of the role of water on Mars is extremely important, especially in the context of the search of extinct or extant life. In this project we built on our recent work in determining the origin of one channel on the southwest rift apron of Ascraeus Mons. This project, funded by the Keck Geology Consortium and involving 4 undergraduate geology majors took advantage of the recently available datasets to map and analyze similar features on Ascraeus Mons and some other areas of Mars. A clearer understanding of how these particular channel features formed might lead to the development of better criteria to distinguish how other Martian channel features formed. Ultimately this might provide us with a better understanding of the role of volcanic and fluvial processes in the geological evolution of Mars.