Topographic Evidence for Geologically Recent Near-Polar Volcanism on Mars

J. B. Garvin; S. E.H. Sakimoto; J. J. Frawley; C. C. Schnetzler; H. M. Wright

doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6409

Topographic Evidence for Geologically Recent Near-Polar Volcanism on Mars

J. B. Garvin
, S. E.H. Sakimoto
, J. J. Frawley
, C. C. Schnetzler
, H. M. Wright

Earth Sciences

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Universities Space Research Association

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Abstract

The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) was used to measure the topography of several putative near-polar martian volcanic craterforms. We believe they were formed by effusive lava shield building eruptions and were not hydromagmatic events, as previously suggested. Furthermore, these craterforms appear to be geologically recent, with ages between 1 and 20 million years, and may provide new evidence of localized thermal anomalies in the upper martian crustal column.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	648-652
Number of pages	5
Journal	Icarus
Volume	145
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/icar.2000.6409
State	Published - Jun 2000

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Mars
Polar processes
Volcanism

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