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- Martian Impact Craters
- Cambridge Planetary Science
- Martian Impact Craters
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Impact Crater Formation
- 2 Morphology of Craters Throughout the Solar System
- 3 Knowing Mars
- 4 Fresh Crater Interiors
- 5 Modified Crater Interiors
- 6 Mars Crater Exterior Features – Major Types of Ejecta Blanket
- 7 Mars Crater Exterior Features – Other Ejecta Attributes
- 8 Ejecta Flow Features
- 9 Remaining Puzzles Concerning Martian Craters
- Appendix
- References
- Index
9 - Remaining Puzzles Concerning Martian Craters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 October 2025
Book contents
- Martian Impact Craters
- Cambridge Planetary Science
- Martian Impact Craters
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Impact Crater Formation
- 2 Morphology of Craters Throughout the Solar System
- 3 Knowing Mars
- 4 Fresh Crater Interiors
- 5 Modified Crater Interiors
- 6 Mars Crater Exterior Features – Major Types of Ejecta Blanket
- 7 Mars Crater Exterior Features – Other Ejecta Attributes
- 8 Ejecta Flow Features
- 9 Remaining Puzzles Concerning Martian Craters
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
Despite five decades of analysis, many aspects of Mars crater morphology and evolution remain enigmatic, and it seems likely that new types of data will be needed to find the answers. As a final section in this chapter, we offer new approaches to solving these questions. Finding the answers will require a new orbital data set. Our recommendation is for a new data set that is comparable to many that have been collected for other planets in the Solar System and thus well within the capabilities of the National Air and Space Administration (NASA) and other international space agencies.
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- Martian Impact CratersA Morphological Perspective, pp. 128 - 147Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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