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dc.contributor.authorWalmsley, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:05:57Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:05:57Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/14567
dc.description.abstractThe presence of large outflow channels on Mars shows the importance of water in shaping the surface of the planet over geologic time. Chaotic terrain has been identified as the source region for flood waters responsible for carving out many of these channels. There are still many unanswered questions regarding chaotic terrains on Mars. Using the most up to date CTX, HRSC, and MOLA coverage, DEM and TIN models were used to investigate examples of smooth-topped chaotic terrains which include Hydraotes Chaos, a crater pair in Hydraspis Chaos, Baetis Chaos, and Candor Chaos, all south of Chryse Planitia. The findings of this study suggest that the collapse of chaotic terrains is not regionally controlled. This study also suggests that the largest chaotic terrains do not require external heat sources to form. Finally, there is evidence that chaotic terrain forming events have occurred from the Middle Noachian to the Late Hesperian/Early Amazonian.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectMarsen_US
dc.subjectChaotic Terrainen_US
dc.subjectCollapseen_US
dc.subjectFloodingen_US
dc.subjectClimateen_US
dc.titleA Structural Analysis of Smooth-Topped Chaotic Terrains in Southern Circum-Chryse, Marsen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Earth Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Earth Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Mathematics and Scienceen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-12T01:48:04Z


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