An Alluvial Fan at Apollinaris Patera, Mars
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Ghail, RC
Hutchison, JE
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Apollinaris Patera, Mars (7˚S,173˚E), is an intermediate sized volcano (~6 km high, 150 km diameter) with a large (200-km long) fan-like deposit on its southern flank. This fan is deeply incised and originates from a single breach in the rim of the summit caldera. New topographic and multispectral image data reveal that this fan is alluvial, implying a long-lived source of (volcaniclastic) sediment and water (probably from a caldera lake).
Date Issued
2003-03-17
Date Acceptance
2003-02-17
Identifier
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1775.pdf
Source
34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Place of Publication
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1775.pdf
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2003-03-17
Coverage Spatial
Houston