Striations Exposed on the Surface between Dunes Indicate Fluctuating Levels of Salty Groundwater (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Striations Exposed on the Surface between Dunes Indicate Fluctuating Levels of Salty Groundwater

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a) Exposure of putative crossbeds on windward slope of dunes on Mars b) Interdune strata exposed in planform showing contrasting albedo and crosscutting relationships similar to that exposed in the dune. Subset of false-colour HiRISE image ESP_013319_1685. The Infrared, red and blue bands are displayed as red, green and blue.

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Dr Mary Bourke (Trinity College Dublin).

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