Sedimentology and climatic environment of alluvial fans in the martian Saheki crater and a comparison with terrestrial fans in the Atacama Desert

2013/11/12 by Alexander M. Morgan, A.M. Morgan, A.D. Howard +16 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Alluvial fan #Astro and Planetary Science #Channelized #Cobble #Debris #Debris flow #Ejecta #Fluvial #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Impact crater #Meltwater #Oceanography #Overbank #Planetary Science and Exploration #Sediment #Sedimentology #Slumping #Snow #Structural basin

paper · doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.007

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• Alluvial fan [wikipedia]