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DOI | 10.1029/2018GL079029 |
Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large-Ripple Formation | |
Lapotre, M. G. A.1; Ewing, R. C.2; Weitz, C. M.3; Lewis, K. W.4; Lamb, M. P.5; Ehlmann, B. L.5,6; Rubin, D. M.7 | |
2018-10-16 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
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ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:19页码:10229-10239 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Large ripples with meter-scale wavelengths are ubiquitous across Mars. Curiosity's traverse of the Bagnold Dune Field revealed a morphologic diversity of large Martian ripples that helps constrain their formative mechanism. Large ripples develop in isolated fields and on dunes. They form transversely and obliquely to longitudinally to the net sand-flux direction in unimodally and bimodally distributed very fine to very coarse sand. They have either straight or sinuous crestlines. Inactive ripples are covered with dust, whereas migrating ripples are dust free. Here we present a unifying view of ripples that form in near-bed sediment-transport conditions (encompassing fluid-drag and coarse-grained ripples) to explain the range of large-Martian-ripple morphologies and expand the use of bedforms as environmental indicators. Plain Language Summary Large sand ripples with meter-scale crest-to-crest spacings abound on the Martian surface but are not found in terrestrial sandy deserts. Along its traverse through the Bagnold Dune Field, the Curiosity rover witnessed a rich diversity of such large ripples, both in terms of their shape and of their behavior. Rover observations help understand how these mysterious large Martian ripples form. Here we present a unifying view of ripples that form when grains are mobilized near the sediment bed by various fluids and across planets. Such an understanding of the formation mechanics of similar ripples will enable scientists to use the ripples' imprints on landscapes and in rocks to infer modern and past environmental conditions. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000448656800024 |
WOS关键词 | GALE-CRATER ; AEOLIAN ACTIVITY ; SAND RIPPLES ; MERIDIANI PLANUM ; BAGNOLD DUNES ; MARS ; BEDFORMS ; ROVER ; MEGARIPPLES ; TRANSVERSE |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/28618 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Harvard Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, 20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA; 2.Texas A&M Univ, Dept Geol & Geophys, College Stn, TX USA; 3.Planetary Sci Inst, Tucson, AZ USA; 4.Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA; 5.CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA; 6.CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA; 7.Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lapotre, M. G. A.,Ewing, R. C.,Weitz, C. M.,et al. Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large-Ripple Formation[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(19):10229-10239. |
APA | Lapotre, M. G. A..,Ewing, R. C..,Weitz, C. M..,Lewis, K. W..,Lamb, M. P..,...&Rubin, D. M..(2018).Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large-Ripple Formation.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(19),10229-10239. |
MLA | Lapotre, M. G. A.,et al."Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large-Ripple Formation".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.19(2018):10229-10239. |
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