Iapetus - Black on white or white on black? |
Iapetus - Black on white or white on black? |
Sep 14 2007, 07:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Arabia Terra Member No.: 12 |
Seems to be a lot of dispute on this subject... I think it's ice from the interior, but what does everyone else think?
Edit: This world seems very complex so the question could perhaps be phrased as 'which of these options is most responsible for the Iapetan dichotomy?' |
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Sep 20 2007, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3008 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
RE: edstrick and the chemist, posts 40 & 42--
One of the things that has amazed and puzzled me from the first day are the flow lobes visible on the downhill side of these scarps/crater walls. Tha attached is an adaption of "iapetus_snow_1" showing multiple flow lobes that look all the world like snowy avalanches. Not unusual in the Alps, but this is a small airless world with temperatures in the -100's. And you can find these flow lobes frequently. Dunno what it means, capt'n, but it's gotta be significant... -------------------- |
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