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Strong Localized Pumping of Water Vapor to High Altitudes on Mars During the Perihelion Season

Aoki, S.; Vandaele, A. C.; Daerden, F. +18 more

Here we present water vapor vertical profiles observed with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter/Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery instrument during the perihelion and Southern summer solstice season (L_S = 240°-300°) in three consecutive Martian Years 34, 35, and 36. We show the detailed latitudinal distribution of H₂O at tan…

Repeated and Long-Lasting Fault Activation on Amazonian Mars as Demonstrated by Tectonically Induced Landslides

Fawdon, P.; Balme, M. R.; Rothery, D. A. +1 more

We identify and analyze a large shortening structure (surface expression of a thrust fault) in western Arabia Terra, Mars, exhibiting recent, repeated, and long-lasting tectonic activity. Where the fault system deforms Marsabit crater rim, four landslides with differing degradation states extend onto the crater floor. We propose these were trigger…