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Hot Off The Digital Press: An aeolian grainflow model for Martian Recurring Slope Lineae

February 10, 2020

Colin Dundas, a Research scientist at the Astrogeology Science Center, recently had a paper published on February 3, in the scientific journal Icarus, entitled "An aeolian grainflow model for Martian Recurring Slope Lineae."  Slope Lineae are a lively topic of debate in planetary science.

 

 

Colin Dundas writes on planetary science hot topic Slope Lineae
Colin Dundas, Research scientist, writes on planetary science hot topic slope lineae.

Colin Dundas, a Research scientist at the Astrogeology Science Center recently had a paper published on February 3, in the scientific journal Icarus, entitled "An aeolian grainflow model for Martian Recurring Slope Lineae”.

Martian Recurring Slope Lineae are a hot topic in planetary science that is often the subject of debate and is of interest because these streaks were originally interpreted as evidence for liquid water on Mars. However, as more data become available this interpretation has been questioned. Scientific research aims to answer whether these streaks are caused by salty water flows or flows of dry sand and dust.

New or additional information regarding research on the subject is published as it becomes available.

Colin Dundas studies planetary geomorphology and surface processes using spacecraft imagery and topography data as well as numerical modeling, with a particular focus on active processes and change detection. He is a Co-Investigator and Science Theme Lead for Mass Wasting on the HiRISE camera team.

 

Read what Colin Dundas has to share about Martian Recurring Slope Lineae and what the model indicates. 

 

 

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Colin's previous publications on slope lineae:

Dundas, C. M., McEwen, A. S., Chojnacki, M., Milazzo, M. P., Byrne, S., McElwaine, J. N., Urso, A., 2017. Granular flows at Recurring Slope Lineae on Mars indicate a limited role for liquid water. Nature Geosci., 10, 903-908.

Chojnacki, M., McEwen, A., Dundas, C., Ojha, L., Urso, A., Sutton, S., 2016. Geologic context of Recurring Slope Lineae in Melas and Coprates Chasmata, Valles Marineris, Mars. J. Geophys. Res., 121.

Ojha, L., McEwen, A., Dundas, C., Byrne, S., Mattson, S., Wray, J., Masse, M., Schaefer, E., 2014. HiRISE observations of Recurring Slope Lineae during southern summer on Mars. Icarus, 231, 365-376.

McEwen, A. S., Dundas, C. M., Mattson, S. S., Toigo, A. D., Ojha, L., Wray, J. J., Chojnacki, M., Byrne, S., Murchie, S. L., Thomas, N., 2014. Recurring Slope Lineae in equatorial regions of Mars. Nature Geoscience, 7, 53-58.

McEwen, A. S., Ojha, L., Dundas, C. M., Mattson, S. S., Byrne, S., Wray, J. J., Cull, S. C., Murchie, S. L., Thomas, N., Gulick, V. C., 2011. Seasonal flows on warm Martian slopes. Science, 333, 740-743.

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