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Icarus
Volume 187, Issue 2, April 2007, Pages 417-421
 
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Comparison of small lunar landslides and martian gullies

Gwendolyn D. BartCorresponding Author Contact Information, a, E-mail The Corresponding Author

aDepartment of Planetary Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

Received 15 May 2006; 
revised 6 November 2006. 
Available online 21 December 2006.

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Abstract

Some lunar crater-wall landslides strongly resemble martian gullies, despite the lack of geologically active water on the Moon today or in the past. The lunar features indicate that alcove–channel–apron morphology, attributed on Mars to seepage of liquid water, can also form via a dry landslide mechanism. Therefore a more stringent test than just an alcove–channel–apron morphology is necessary to differentiate dry landslides from water carved gullies.

Keywords: Moon, surface; Mars, surface

Article Outline

1. Introduction
2. Lunar data
3. Comparison of martian and lunar features
4. Discussion
5. Dry landslide formation
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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