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1 Recommended Reading List for Mars Fluvial Studies Compiled by Dr. Rossman P. Irwin III, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. March 27 th 2007 Overview and Background:... 2 Outflow Channels:... 2 Valley Networks:...3 Gullies:... 5 Alluvial Deposits:... 6 Aqueous Alteration:... 7 Earth Analogues:

2 Overview and Background: Baker, V. R. (1982). The channels of Mars. 198 pp., University of Texas Press, Austin. Carr, M. H. (1996). Water on Mars. 229 pp., Oxford University Press, New York. Carr, M. H., and Clow, G. D. (1981). Martian channels and valleys: Their characteristics, distribution, and age. Icarus 48, Malin, M. C. (1976). Age of Martian channels. Journal of Geophysical Research 81, Mars Channel Working Group (1983). Channels and valleys on Mars. Geological Society of America Bulletin 94, Masursky, H., Boyce, J. M., Dial, A. L. Schaber, G. G., and Strobell, M. E. (1977). Classification and time of formation of Martian channels based on Viking data. Journal of Geophysical Research 82, Milton, D. J. (1973). Water and processes of degradation in the Martian landscape. Journal of Geophysical Research 78, Sharp, R. P., and Malin, M. C. (1975). Channels on Mars. Geological Society of America Bulletin 86, Outflow Channels: Baker, V. R. (1979). Erosional processes in channelized water flows on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research 84, Baker, V. R., and Milton, D. J. (1974). Erosion by catastrophic floods on Mars and Earth. Icarus 23, Berman, D. C., and Hartmann, W. K. (2002). Recent fluvial, volcanic, and tectonic activity on the Cerberus Plains of Mars. Icarus 159, Burr, D. M., Grier, J. A., McEwen, A. S., and Keszthelyi, L. P. (2002). Repeated aqueous flooding from the Cerberus Fossae: Evidence for very recently extant, deep groundwater on Mars. Icarus 159, Carr, M. H. (1979). Formation of Martian flood features by release of water from confined aquifers. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 84, Coleman, N. M. (2003). Aqueous flows carved the outflow channels on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 108, 5039, doi: /2002je Head, J. W., Wilson, L., and Mitchell, K. L. (2003). Generation of recent massive water floods at Cerberus Fossae, Mars by dike emplacement, cryospheric cracking, and confined aquifer release. Geophysical Research Letters 30, 1577, doi: /2003gl Ivanov, M. A., and Head, J. W. (2001). Chryse Planitia, Mars: Topographic configuration, outflow channel continuity and sequence, and tests for hypothesized ancient bodies of water using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 106, Komar, P. D. (1979). Comparisons of the hydraulics of water flows in Martian outflow channels with flows of similar scale on Earth. Icarus 37,

3 Komar P. D. (1980). Modes of sediment transport in channelized water flows with ramifications to the erosion of the Martian outflow channels. Icarus 42, Komatsu, G., and Baker, V. R. (1997). Paleohydrology and flood geomorphology of Ares Vallis. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 102, Tanaka, K. L., and Chapman, M. G. (1990). The relation of catastrophic flooding of Mangala Valles, Mars, to faulting of Memnonia Fossae and Tharsis volcanism. Journal of Geophysical Research 95, 14,315 14,323. Williams, R. M., Phillips, R. J. and Malin, M. C. (2000). Flow rates and duration within Kasei Valles, Mars: Implications for the formation of a martian ocean. Geophysical Research Letters 27, Wilson, L., and Head, J. W. (2002). Tharsis-radial graben systems as the surface manifestation of plume-related dike intrusion complexes: Models and implications. Journal of Geophysical Research. 107, 5057, doi: /2001je Wilson, L., Ghatan, G. J., Head, J. W., III, and Mitchell. K. L. (2004). Mars outflow channels: A reappraisal of water flow velocities from water depths, regional slopes, and channel floor properties. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 109, E09003, doi: /2004je Zimbelman, J. R., Craddock, R. A., Greeley, R., and Kuzmin, R. O. (1992). Volatile history of Mangala Valles, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research 97, 18,309 18,317. Valley Networks: Ansan, V., and Mangold, N. (2006). New observations of Warrego Valles, Mars: Evidence for precipitation and surface runoff. Planetary and Space Science 54, Baker, V. R., and Partridge, J. (1986). Small Martian valleys: Pristine and degraded morphology. Journal of Geophysical Research 91, Brakenridge, G. R. (1990). The origin of fluvial valleys and early geologic history, Aeolis quadrangle, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research 95, 17,289 17,308. Brakenridge, G. R., Newsom, H. E., and Baker, V. R. (1985). Ancient hot springs on Mars: Origins and paleoenvironmental significance of small martian valleys. Geology 13, Cabrol, N. A., and Grin, E. A. (2001). Composition of the drainage network on early Mars. Geomorphology 37, Carr, M. H. (1983). Stability of streams and lakes on Mars. Icarus 56, Carr, M. H., and Malin, M. C. (2000). Meter-scale characteristics of Martian channels and valleys. Icarus 146, Clifford, S. M. (1991). Role of thermal vapor diffusion in the subsurface hydrologic evolution of Mars. Geophysical Research Letters 18, Clifford, S. M. (1993). A model for the hydrologic and climatic behavior of water on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research 98, 10,973 11,016. 3

4 Craddock, R. A., and Howard, A. D. (2002). The case for rainfall on a warm, wet early Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 107(E11), 5111, /2001JE Craddock, R. A., and Maxwell, T. A. (1993). Geomorphic evolution of the Martian highlands through ancient fluvial processes. Journal of Geophysical Research 98, Craddock, R. A., Maxwell, T. A., and Howard, A. D. (1997). Crater morphometry and modification in the Sinus Sabaeus and Margaritifer Sinus regions of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 102, 13,321 13,340. Forsberg-Taylor, N. K., Howard, A. D., and Craddock, R. A. (2004). Crater degradation in the Martian highlands: Morphometric analysis of the Sinus Sabaeus region and simulation modeling suggest fluvial processes. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 109, E05002, doi: /2004je Goldspiel, J. M., and Squyres, S. W. (1991). Ancient aqueous sedimentation on Mars. Icarus 89, Goldspiel, J. M., and Squyres, S. W. (2000). Groundwater sapping and valley formation on Mars. Icarus 148, Goldspiel, J. M., Squyres, S. W., and Jankowski, D. G. (1993). Topography of small Martian valleys. Icarus 105, Grant, J. A. (1987). The geomorphic evolution of eastern Margaritifer Sinus, Mars. Advances in Planetary Geology, NASA Technical Memorandum 89871, Grant, J. A. (2000). Valley formation in Margaritifer Sinus, Mars, by precipitationrecharged ground-water sapping. Geology 28, Grant J. A., and Parker, T. J. (2002). Drainage evolution in the Margaritifer Sinus region, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 107(E9), 5066, doi: /2001je Grant, J. A., and Schultz, P. H. (1993). Degradation of selected terrestrial and Martian impact craters. Journal of Geophysical Research 98, 11,025 11,042. Gulick, V. C. (1998). Magmatic intrusions and a hydrothermal origin for fluvial valleys on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 103, 19,365 19,388. Gulick, V. C. (2001). Origin of the valley networks on Mars: A hydrological perspective. Geomorphology 37, Gulick, V. C., and Baker, V. R. (1990). Origin and evolution of valleys on Martian volcanoes. Journal of Geophysical Research 95, 14,325 14,344. Harrison, K. P., and Grimm, R. E. (2005). Groundwater-controlled valley networks and the decline of surface runoff on early Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110 (E12S16), doi: /2005je Howard, A. D., Moore, J. M., and Irwin, R. P., III (2005). An intense terminal epoch of widespread fluvial activity on early Mars: 1. Valley network incision and associated deposits. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110 (D12S14), doi: /2005je Hynek, B. M., and Phillips, R. J. (2003). New data reveal mature, integrated drainage systems on Mars indicative of past precipitation. Geology 31,

5 Irwin III, R. P., and Howard, A. D. (2002). Drainage basin evolution in Noachian Terra Cimmeria, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 107(E7), doi: /2001je Irwin III, R. P., Craddock, R. A., and Howard, A. D. (2005). Interior channels in Martian valley networks: Discharge and runoff production. Geology 336, Irwin III, R. P., Howard, A. D., Craddock, R. A., and Moore, J. M. (2005). An intense terminal epoch of widespread fluvial activity on early Mars: 2. Increased runoff and paleolake development. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110 (E12S15), doi: /2005je Jaumann, R, Reiss, D., Frei, S., Neukum G., et al. (2005). Interior channels in Martian valleys: Constraints on fluvial erosion by measurements of the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera. Geophysical Research Letters 32 (L16203), doi: /2005gl Kramer, M. G., Potter, C. S., Des Marais, D., and Peterson, D. (2003). New insight on Mars: A network of ancient lakes and discontinuous river segments. Eos, Transactions of the AGU 84(1), 1. Luo, W., and Howard, A. D. (2005). Analysis of Martian valley network basins using a circularity function. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110 (E12S13), doi: /2005je Mangold, N., Quantin, C., Ansan, V., Delacourt, C., and Allemand, P. (2004). Evidence for precipitation on Mars from dendritic valleys in the Valles Marineris area. Science 305, Maxwell, T. A., Otto, E. P., Picard, M. D., and Wilson, R. C. (1973). Meteorite impact: A suggestion for the origin of some stream channels on Mars. Geology 1, Pieri, D. C. (1980). Geomorphology of Martian valleys, in Advances in Planetary Geology, NASA Technical Memorandum 81979, pp Stepinski, T. F., Marinova, M. M., McGovern, P. J., and Clifford, S. M. (2002). Fractal analysis of drainage basins on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters 29(8), doi: /2002gl Stepinski, T. F., and Coradetti, S. (2004). Comparing morphologies of drainage basins on Mars and Earth using integral-geometry and neural maps. Geophysical Research Letters 31 (L15604), doi: /2004gl Tanaka, K. L., Dohm, J. M., Lias, J. H., and Hare, T. M. (1998). Erosional valleys in the Thaumasia region of Mars: Hydrothermal and seismic origins. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 103, 31,407 31,420, doi: /98je Williams, R. M. E., and Phillips, R. J. (2001). Morphometric measurements of Martian valley networks from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 106, 23,737 23,751. Gullies: Balme, M. R., Mangold, N., Baratoux, D., Costard, F., Gosselin, M., Masson, P., Pinet, P., and Neukum, G. (2006). Orientation and distribution of recent gullies in the southern hemisphere of Mars: Observations from High Resolution Stereo 5

6 Camera/Mars Express (HRSC/MEX) and Mars Orbiter Camera/Mars Global Surveyor (MOC/MGS) data. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 111 (E05001), doi: /2005je Berman, D. C., Hartmann, W. K., Crown, D. A., and Baker, V. R. (2005). The role of arcuate ridges and gullies in the degradation of craters in the Newton Basin region of Mars. Icarus 178, Christensen, P. (2003). Formation of recent Martian gullies through melting of extensive water-rich snow deposits. Nature 422, Gilmore, M. S., and Phillips, E. L. (2002). Role of aquicludes in formation of Martian gullies. Geology 30, Hartmann, W. K. (2001). Martian seeps and their relation to youthful geothermal activity. Space Science Reviews 96, Heldmann, J. L., and Mellon, M. T. (2004). Observations of Martian gullies and constraints on potential formation mechanisms. Icarus 168, Heldmann, J. L., Toon, O. B., Pollard, W. H., Mellon, M. T., Pitlick, J., McKay, C. P., and Andersen, D. T. (2005). Formation of Martian gullies by the action of liquid water flowing under current Martian environmental conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110 (E05004), doi: /2004je Knauth, L. P., and Burt, D. (2002). Eutectic brines on Mars: Origin and possible relation to young seepage features. Icarus 158, Malin, M. C., and Edgett, K. S. (2000). Evidence for recent groundwater seepage and surface runoff on Mars. Science 288, Mellon, M. T., and Phillips R. J. (2001). Recent gullies on Mars and the source of liquid water. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 106(E10), 23,165 23,180. Treiman, A. H. (2003). Geologic settings of Martian gullies: Implications for their origins. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 108(E4), 8031, doi: /2002je Alluvial Deposits: Bhattacharya, J. P., Payenberg, T. H. D., Lang, S. D., and Bourke, M. C. (2005). Dynamic river channels suggest a long-lived Noachian crater lake. Geophysical Research Letters 32(L10201), doi: /2005gl Di Achille, G., Marinangeli, L., Ori, G. G., Hauber, E., Gwinner, K., Reiss, D., and Neukum, G. (2006). Geological evolution of the Tyras Vallis paleolacustrine system, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 111(E04003), doi: /2005je Jerolmack, D. J., Mohrig, D., Zuber, M. T., and Byrne, S. (2004). A minimum time for the formation of Holden Northeast fan, Mars, Geophysical Research Letters 31(L21701), doi: /2004gl Malin, M. C., and Edgett, K. S. (2003). Evidence for persistent flow and aqueous sedimentation on early Mars. Science 302, , doi: /science

7 Moore, J. M., and Howard, A. D. (2005). Large alluvial fans on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 110(E04005), doi: /2004je Moore, J. M., Howard, A. D., Dietrich, W. E., and Schenk, P. M. (2003). Martian layered fluvial deposits: Implications for Noachian climate scenarios. Geophysical Research Letters 30(24), 2292, doi: /2003gl Weitz, C., Irwin III, R. P., Chuang, F., Bourke, M., and Crown, D. (2006). Formation of a terraced fan deposit in Coprates Catena, Mars. Icarus 184, Aqueous Alteration: Bandfield, J. L., Hamilton, V. E., and Christensen, P. R. (2000). A global view of Martian surface compositions from MGS-TES. Science 287, , doi: /science Bibring, J. P., Langevin, Y., Mustard, J., Poulet, F., Arvidson, R., Gendrin, A., Gondet, B., Mangold, N., Pinet, P., Forget, F., and the OMEGA team (2006). Global mineralogical and aqueous Mars history derived from OEMGA/Mars Express data. Science 312, , doi: /science Gaidos, E., and Marion, G. (2003). Geological and geochemical legacy of a cold early Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 108(E6), doi: /2002je Poulet, F., Bibring, J.-P., Mustard, J., Gendrin, A., Mangold, N., Langevin, Y., Arvidson, R., Gondet, B., Gomez, C., and the OMEGA team (2005). Phyllosilicates on Mars and implications for early Martian climate, Nature 438, , doi: /nature Squyres, S. W., Grotzinger, J. P., Arvidson, R. E., Bell III, J. F., Calvin, W., Christensen, P. R., Clark, B. C., Crisp, J. A., Farrand, W. H., Herkenhoff, K. E., Johnson, J. R., Klingelhöfer, G., Knoll, A. H., McLennan, S. M., McSween Jr., H. Y., Morris, R. V., Rice Jr., J. W., Rieder, R., and Soderblom, L. A. (2004). In situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Science 306, Earth Analogues: Baker, V. R. (1990), Spring sapping and valley network development, with case studies by R. C. Kochel, V. R. Baker, J. E. Laity, and A. D. Howard, in Groundwater Geomorphology; The Role of Subsurface Water in Earth-Surface Processes and Landforms. (C.G. Higgins and D.R. Coates, Eds.), pp Geological Society of America Special Paper 252, Boulder, Colorado. Baker, V. R., and Nummedal, D. (1978). The Channeled Scabland: A guide to the geomorphology of the Columbia Basin, Washington. NASA, Washington, D.C. Breed, C. S., McCauley, J. F., and Grolier, M. J. (1982). Relict drainages, conical hills, and the eolian veneer in southwest Egypt Applications to Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research 87,

8 Darby, S. E., and Simon, A., Eds. (1999). Incised river channels: Processes, forms, engineering, and management. 442 pp. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Howard, A. D., Kochel, R. C., and Holt, H. E., Eds. (1988). Sapping features of the Colorado Plateau: A comparative planetary geology field guide. NASA Special Publication 491, 108 pp., NASA, Washington, D.C. Kochel, R. C., and Piper, J. F. (1986). Morphology of large valleys on Hawaii - Evidence for groundwater sapping and comparisons with Martian valleys. Journal of Geophysical Research 91(B13), E175-E192. Laity J. E., and Malin, M. C. (1985). Sapping processes and the development of theaterheaded valley networks on the Colorado Plateau. Geological Society of America Bulletin 96, Lamb M. P., Howard, A. D., Johnson, J., Whipple, K. X., Dietrich, W. E., and Perron, J. T. (2006). Can springs cut canyons into rock? Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 111(E07002), doi: /2005je Maxwell, T. A. (1982), Erosional patterns of the Gilf Kebir plateau and implications for the origin of Martian canyonlands, in Desert landforms of southwest Egypt: A basis for comparison with Mars, edited by F. El-Baz and T. A. Maxwell, NASA CR-3611, Washington D.C. Rice, J. W., Jr., and Edgett, K. S. (1997). Catastrophic flood sediments in Chryse Basin, Mars, and Quincy Basin, Washington: Application of the sandar facies model. Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 102,

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