Questions tagged [collapse-feature]
Questions about geological features identified as an area where a depression has formed due to collapse, such as a sinkhole
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Does the polygonal pattern on the floor of this "crater" on Mars mean that there's water ice below its surface?
This presentation of the Program of the Second MSL Landing Site Workshop shows an image of a "crater" near the equator that is 2.4 km wide and 750 meters deep !
On the Mars Image explorer you can ...
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Where on Mars are there other craters or collapse features with very high depth/diameter ratio?
Figure 1 of this article about craters and collapse features on Mars with high depth/diameter ratios shows that ratios higher than 0.2 are exceptional.
This presentation of the Program of the Second ...
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