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How the Martian Residual South Polar Cap Develops Quasi-Circular and Heart-Shaped Pits, Troughs, and Moats

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Published in 2017 at "Icarus"

DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.01.012

Abstract: The martian Residual South Polar Cap (RSPC) is a 1-10 m thick deposit of permanent CO_2 ice perched on the much larger H_2O ice cap. The CO_2 ice is dissected into mesas by erosional landforms… read more here.

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