Airborne Dust Plumes Lofted by Dislodged Ice Blocks at Russell Crater, Mars

Abstract Linear dune gullies on poleward‐facing Martian slopes are enigmatic. Formation by CO2‐ice block or snow cornice falls has been proposed based on optical imagery of bright, high‐albedo features inside gully channels. Because these features often resemble patchy frost residue rather than thre...

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Main Authors: Cynthia L. Dinwiddie, Timothy N. Titus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091920
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