Dr Josh Ahmed J.Ahmed@hull.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Josh Ahmed J.Ahmed@hull.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jeffrey Peakall
Matthew Balme
Daniel R. Parsons
The existence of ancient fluvial systems on Mars is widely accepted, but little is known about how quickly they formed, or what environmental conditions controlled their evolution. We analyzed a sequence of well-preserved inner-bank bar deposits within the meander bends of a multistacked sinuous fluvial ridge in Aeolis Dorsa and compared them to similar features on Earth to establish the conditions required for their formation. Our results reveal that these Martian channels were highly aggradational, rising an order of magnitude higher than terrestrial rivers. This evolution occurred over very rapid time scales, with our estimates suggesting that some entire inner-bar set deposits, and therefore the aggradational channel, may have formed in less than a single Martian year, with upper bounds of a few decades. We suggest that this unique channel topography was created by a rapidly rising downstream water body, triggered by a sequence of externally sourced megafloods (e.g., crater lake breaches).
Ahmed, J., Peakall, J., Balme, M., & Parsons, D. R. (2023). Rapid megaflood-triggered base-level rise on Mars. Geology, 51(1), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1130/G50277.1
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 12, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 4, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Nov 6, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 7, 2022 |
Journal | Geology |
Print ISSN | 0091-7613 |
Electronic ISSN | 1943-2682 |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 28-32 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1130/G50277.1 |
Keywords | Mars, Planetary science, sedimentology, geomorphology, fluvial geomorphology |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4051661 |
Publisher URL | https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/doi/10.1130/G50277.1/618748/Rapid-megaflood-triggered-base-level-rise-on-Mars |
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