Networked configurations as an emergent property of transverse aeolian ridges on Mars

The distribution of Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars

Introduction: Mars is host to a wide range of aeolian forms such as dunes, ripples, dust devils, dust storms, yardangs, and ventifacts. Large dune fields characterized by low albedos and large duneform sizes have been observed and occur mainly around the north polar cap and in the southern mid-latitudes. However, another morphologically and dimensionally distinct population of aeolian bedforms ...

The Variability of Transverse Aeolian Ridges in Troughs on Mars

Introduction: A precursory glance at MGS images of the surface of Mars show an abundance of aeolian transverse ridges [1]. These ridges are located in a variety of geological terrains. Zimbelman and Wi lson [2] have separated the small-scale aeolian features of Syrtis Major into six categories: ripples associated with obstacles, ripple bands, ripple fields, ripple patches, isolated ripple patch...

Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars: Distribution, Orientations, and Ages

Introduction: Mars is host to a wide range of aeolian forms such as dunes, ripples, dust devils, dust storms, yardangs, and ventifacts. Large dune fields characterized by low albedos and large duneform sizes have been observed and occur mainly around the north polar cap and in the southern mid-latitudes. However, another morphologically and dimensionally distinct population of aeolian bedforms ...

Precision topography of a reversing sand dune at Bruneau Dunes, Idaho, as an analog for Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars

Latitude-dependent nature and physical characteristics of transverse aeolian ridges on Mars

[1] Narrow-angle images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) have revealed the common occurrence of small-scale (<100 m wavelength) bright transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) on the surface of Mars. MOC images were used to assess the broad distribution of TARs from 90 N to 90 S between 180 E and 240 E to investigate their relationship to latitude, elevation, thermal inertia, geologic units, local sl...