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astro-ph.EP2016★ 64 cited
Methane bursts as a trigger for intermittent lake-forming climates on post-Noachian Mars
Edwin S. Kite, Peter Gao, Colin Goldblatt +3
Lakes existed on Mars later than 3.6 billion years ago, according to sedimentary evidence for deltaic deposition. The observed fluvio-lacustrine deposits suggest that individual la…
physics.ao-ph2016★ 18 cited
Orbit-spin coupling and the interannual variability of global-scale dust storm occurrence on Mars
James H. Shirley, Michael A. Mischna
A new physical hypothesis predicts that a weak coupling of the orbital and rotational motions of extended bodies may give rise to a modulation of circulatory flows within their atm…
astro-ph.EP2016★ 14 cited
Numerical Modeling of Orbit-Spin Coupling Accelerations in a Mars General Circulation Model: Implications for Global Dust Storm Activity
Michael A. Mischna, James H. Shirley
We employ the MarsWRF general circulation model (GCM) to test the predictions of a new physical hypothesis: a weak coupling of the orbital and rotational angular momenta of extende…