Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Water induced sediment levitation enhances downslope transport on Mars

  • Jan Raack,
  • Susan J. Conway,
  • Clémence Herny,
  • Matthew R. Balme,
  • Sabrina Carpy,
  • Manish R. Patel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01213-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Downslope sediment transport on Mars is reported, but the transport capacity of unstable water under low pressures is not well understood. Here, the authors present a newly discovered, highly reactive transportation mechanism that is only possible under low pressure environments.