Quantitative Investigations of Polygonal Patterned Ground in Continental Antarctica: A Mars analogue
2017
Polygonal fractured ground is widespread at middle
and high latitudes on Mars. The latitude-dependence
and the morphologic similarity to terrestrial patterned
ground in permafrost regions may indicate a
formation as thermal contraction cracks, but the exact
formation mechanisms are still unclear. This study
quantitatively investigates polygonal networks in icefree
parts of continental Antarctica to help
distinguishing between different hypotheses of their
origin on Mars.
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