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Appendix F Ambiguities in Geomorphic Interpretation: Martian Gullies
Pages 144-147

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... 144 PREVENTING THE FORWARD CONTAMINATION OF MARS F Ambiguities in Geomorphic Interpretation: Martian Gullies Geomorphic analysis has an important shortcoming as a potential indicator of the present three-dimensional distribution and state of subsurface water on Mars, in that its interpretations are often not unique and are therefore controversial. This problem is illustrated here by considering recent geomorphic analyses of martian gullies.
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... APPENDIX F 145 250m FIGURE F.1 Example of gullies present on the interior wall of a crater at 37.3°, 168°W. SOURCE: Malin and Edgett (2000)
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... 2193. 32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Tex.
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... P 31 in First International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration.
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