Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity

S Diniega, AM Bramson, B Buratti, P Buhler, DM Burr… - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence of landform-scale martian geomorphic changes has been acquired in
the last decade, and the number and range of examples of surface activity have increased …

The Holy Grail: A road map for unlocking the climate record stored within Mars' polar layered deposits

IB Smith, PO Hayne, S Byrne, P Becerra… - Planetary and space …, 2020 - Elsevier
In its polar layered deposits (PLD), Mars possesses a record of its recent climate, analogous
to terrestrial ice sheets containing climate records on Earth. Each PLD is greater than 2​ km …

An ice age recorded in the polar deposits of Mars

IB Smith, NE Putzig, JW Holt, RJ Phillips - Science, 2016 - science.org
Layered ice deposits at the poles of Mars record a detailed history of accumulation and
erosion related to climate processes. Radar investigations measure these layers and …

Polar science results from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Multiwavelength, multiyear insights

ME Landis, PJ Acharya, NR Alsaeed, C Andres… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), with its arrival in 2006 and nearly continuous
operation since, has provided data for the study of martian polar processes spanning nine …

Spiral trough diversity on the north pole of Mars, as seen by Shallow Radar (SHARAD)

IB Smith, JW Holt - Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We combine observations from ground penetrating radar and optical instruments to conduct
a comprehensive survey of spiral troughs on the north polar layered deposits of Mars. Our …

Aeolian processes as drivers of landform evolution at the south pole of Mars

IB Smith, A Spiga, JW Holt - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
We combine observations of surface morphology, topography, subsurface stratigraphy, and
near surface clouds with mesoscale simulations of south polar winds and temperature to …

Katabatic jumps in the Martian northern polar regions

A Spiga, I Smith - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Martian polar regions host active regional wind circulations, such as the downslope
katabatic winds which develop owing to near-surface radiative cooling and sloped …

A migration model for the polar spiral troughs of Mars

AM Bramson, S Byrne, J Bapst, IB Smith… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mars' iconic polar spiral troughs are 400–1,000‐m‐deep depressions in the north polar
layered deposits. As the north polar layered deposits accumulate, troughs migrate …

Sublimation waves: Geomorphic markers of interactions between icy planetary surfaces and winds

M Bordiec, S Carpy, O Bourgeois, C Herny… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sublimation waves are periodic, linear and transverse bedforms that grow by sublimation of
icy substrates under turbulent winds. They occur in different environments of the Earth and …

Surface roughness evolution and implications for the age of the north polar residual cap of Mars

AX Wilcoski, PO Hayne - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An understanding of the current state of the Martian North Polar Residual Cap (NPRC) is
needed to understand the North Polar Layered Deposits (NPLD) as a whole and the recent …