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Scarp-fronted deposits record the highest water level in Mars’ Valles Marineris

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BORIS DOI
10.48620/93675
Publisher DOI
10.1038/s44453-025-00015-8
Description
We investigated the geomorphology of the promontory and the sedimentology of scarp-fronted deposits (SFDs) in Southeast Coprates Chasma using CTX, HiRISE, and CaSSIS images, and DEMs based on CaSSIS stereo pairs, HRSC and MOLA data. In the promontory, we find a network of branched channels bordered by screes and bedrock along the drainage divides, indicating a fluvial origin. The SFDs, occurring at the downstream end of the promontory, display convex break-in-slopes, separating a flat surface with a radial drainage network from a steep front downstream. We interpret these structures as records of fan-deltas with sources in the promontory, recording a sea-level high-stand. Notably, all identified SFDs occur at the same elevation range (-3750 to -3650 m) in Valles Marineris and the northern lowlands, and they were deposited between the Late Hesperian and the Early Amazonian. We consider this as the time with the largest availability of surface water on Mars.
Date of Publication
2026-01-07
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Argadestya, I.
Institute of Geological Sciences
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
Physics Institute
Schlunegger, F.
Institute of Geological Sciences (GEO) - Exogene Geology Group
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
Anselmetti, F. S.orcid-logo
Institute of Geological Sciences (GEO) - Quaternary Geology & Paleaoclimatology Group
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
Pommerol, A.
Physics Institute, Space Research and Planetary Sciences
Space Research and Planetology Physics - Remote Sensing
Tullo, A.
Thomas, N.
Physics Institute, Space Research and Planetary Sciences
Space Research and Planetology Physics - Remote Sensing
Additional Credits
Institute of Geological Sciences (GEO) - Quaternary Geology & Paleaoclimatology Group
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
Institute of Geological Sciences
Physics Institute
Institute of Geological Sciences (GEO) - Exogene Geology Group
Physics Institute, Space Research and Planetary Sciences
Space Research and Planetology Physics - Remote Sensing
Series
npj Space Exploration
Publisher
Nature Research
ISSN
3059-3700
Access(Rights)
open.access
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