Martian Spiders

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Papers on the spiders

 

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND SEASONAL PROCESSES IN INCA CITY AND PITYUSA PATERA REGIONS OF MARS

MARS POLAR TARGETS FOR THE COMPACT RECONNAISANNCE INFRARED SPECTROMETER

Astrobiology Magazine: Spiders invade Mars

Paper: Seasonal changes and ice melt on Mars explain Spider Formations:

ASU: Gas jet plumes unveil mystery of "spiders" of Mars

Press release: Seasonal changes and ice melt on Mars explain spider formations on Martian surface

MSSS: Spiders from Mars?

Paper: Energy balance in ice layers - the solid-state greenhouse effect at the Mars polar caps

Paper: Spider patterns in the Martian cryptic region

Paper: Water driven erosive structures in the southern hemisphere of Mars

Science: "Spiders" channel mars ice cap

ESA: Decoding the cryptic region of Mars

NASA: NASA findings suggest jets bursting from Mars ice cap

ESA Science and technology: Sublimation of Mars's southern seasonal CO2 ice cap and the formation of spiders

Nature: No signature of clear CO2 ice from the /`cryptic/' regions in Mars ...

Physorg: Decoding Mars cryptic region

Paper: No signature of clear CO2 ice from the `cryptic' regions in Mars' south seasonal polar cap

AIG News: Spiders on Earth and Mars Page 21

Paper: Atmosphere-surface vapor exchange and ices in the Martian polar regions

Letter: CO2 jets formed by sublimation beneath translucent slab ice in Mars’ seasonal south polar ice cap

STRATIGRAPHY OF SPECIAL LAYERS – TRANSIENT ONES ON PERMEABLE ONES: EXAMPLES FROM EARTH AND MARS.

Paper:  PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH MARTIAN POLAR COLD SPOTS

Thermodynamics of Geysers: Application to Titan

Thesis: History and current processes of the Martian polar layered deposits

AEOLIAN PROCESSES IN PROCTOR CRATER ON MARS: 1. SEDIMENTARY HISTORY AS ANALYZED FROM MULTIPLE DATA SETS

THEMIS web site: Gas jets spawn dark spiders and spots on Mars ice cap

Paper:Simulation of geyser type eruptions in cryptic regions of Mars South Polar cap

Paper: Martian spiders as feasible water-driven erosive structures

Paper: SOUTH POLAR CRYPTIC REGION REVISTED: THEMIS OBSERVATIONS:

Paper: MARTIAN SOUTH POLAR DEFORMATION AND SUBLIMATION PROCESSES:

Paper: BEHAVIOR OF SOLID CO2 ON MARS: A REAL ZOO:

Paper: OBSERVATION OF THE MARTIAN CRYPTIC REGION FROM MARS ORBITER CAMERA:

Paper: STRATIGRAPHY OF SPECIAL LAYERS – TRANSIENT ONES ON PERMEABLE ONES: EXAMPLES
FROM EARTH AND MARS:

Paper: South Polar Cryptic Region Revisited, THEMIS observations:

Paper: Behavior of solid CO2 on Mars: still a zoo:

Paper: Annual punctuated CO2 slab-ice and jets on Mars:

Paper: Sublimation of Mars's southern seasonal CO2 ice cap and the formation of spiders:

Paper: THE GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION OF NORTH VERSUS SOUTH POLAR LAYERED OUTCROPS ON MARS AT METER TO DECAMETER SCALES:

Paper: DARK DUNE SPOTS: POSSIBLE BIOMARKERS ON MARS?:     Diagrams here:

Paper: Spider-Ravine Models and Plant-like Features on Mars:  Full version with diagrams here:

Paper: MARTIAN SPIDERS (Marsbugs):

Paper: Martian Spiders (NFS):     Part two:

Unpublished Paper: MARTIAN SPIDERS, CHANGES OVER TWO MARTIAN YEARS:

Unpublished Paper: A suggested history of Mars:     Part two:

Unpublished paper: Martian Spiders, a paradox:

Shane's web page:

PDF S. Byrne, The polar deposits of Mars, Ann. Rev. Earth Plan. Sci., 37, 2009.
PDF Russell, P., N. Thomas, S. Byrne, K. Herkenhoff, K. Fishbaugh, N. Bridges, C. Okubo, M. Milazzo, I. Daubar, C. Hansen, A. McEwen, Seasonally active frost-dust avalanches on a north polar scarp of Mars captured by HiRISE, Geo. Phys. Lett., 35(23), L23204, 2008.
PDF Brown, A., S. Byrne, L.L. Tornabene and T. Roush, Louth crater: Evolution of a layered water ice mound, Icarus, 196(2), 433-445 , 2008.
PDF Winebrenner, D.P., M.R. Koutnik, E.D. Waddington, A.V. Pathare, B.C. Murray, S. Byrne and J.L. Bamber, Evidence for ice flow prior to trough formation in the martian north polar layered deposits, Icarus, 195(1), 90-105, 2008.
PDF Byrne, S., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, Interannual and Seasonal Behavior of Martian Residual Ice-Cap Albedo, Planet. Space Sci. , 56(2), 194-211, 2008.
PDF Herkenhoff, K.E., S. Byrne, P.S. Russell, K.E. Fishbaugh, and A.S. McEwen, Meter-Scale Morphology of the North Polar Region of Mars, < i>Science, 317(5845), 1711, 2007.
PDF McEwen, A.S., and 32 collegues,A Closer Look at Water-Related Geologic Activity on Mars, Science, 317(5845), 1706, 2007.
PDF Koutnik, M., S. Byrne, B.C. Murray, A.D. Toigo, and Z.A. Crawford , Eolian controlled modification of the Martian south polar layered deposits , Icarus, 174, 490-501, 2005.
PDF Schaller, E., B.C. Murray, A.V. Pathare, J. Rasmussen, and S. Byrne, Modification of Secondary Craters on the Martian South Polar Layered Deposits, J. Geophys. Res., 110, E02004, 2005.
PDF Jerolmack, D., D. Mohrig, M.T. Zuber, and S. Byrne, A minimum time for the formation of the Holden Northeast Fan, Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett.< /i>, 31, L21701, 2004.
PDF Byrne, S., and A.B. Ivanov, The internal structure of the Martian south polar layered deposits, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E11001, 2004.
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PDF Piqueux, S., S. Byrne, and M.I. Richardson, The sublimation of Mars southern CO2 ice cap and the formation of "spiders", J. Geophys . Res., 108(E8), 5084, 2003.
PDF Byrne, S., and A.P. Ingersoll, Martian climatic events on timescales of centuries: Evidence from feature morphology in the residual south polar cap</ font>, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(13), 2003.
PDF Byrne, S., and A.P. Ingersoll, A Sublimation Model for Martian South Polar Ice Features, Science, 299, 1051-1053, 2003.
PDF Koutnik, M., S. Byrne, and B.C. Murray, South Polar Layered Deposits of Mars: The Cratering Record, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 5100, 2002 .
PDF Byrne, S., and B.C. Murray, North polar stratigraphy and the paleo-erg of Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E6), 5044, 2002.
PDF Murray, B.C., M. Koutnik, S. Byrne, L.A. Soderblom, K.E. Herkenhoff, and K.L. Tanaka, Preliminary Geological Assessment of the Northern Edge of Ultimi Lobe, Mars South Polar Layered Deposits, Icarus, 154, 80-97, 2001.

 

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This Article:

Shane Byrne and Andrew P. Ingersoll (14 February 2003)
Science 299 (5609), 1051. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1080148]
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    Journal of Geophysical Research 113, E02006 (2008).
    Link to Article
  3. Distribution of the ices exposed near the south pole of Mars using Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) temperature measurements
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    2. Christopher S. Edwards,
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    5. J.-P. Bibring,
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    1. F. Montmessin,
    2. R. M. Haberle,
    3. F. Forget,
    4. Y. Langevin,
    5. R. T. Clancy,
    6. and J.-P. Bibring
    Journal of Geophysical Research 112, E08S17 (2007).
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  6. Global warming and climate forcing by recent albedo changes on Mars
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    2. Paul E. Geissler,
    3. and Robert M. Haberle
    Nature 446, 646 (2007).
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  7. Accumulation and Erosion of Mars' South Polar Layered Deposits
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    2. R. J. Phillips,
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    4. D. Biccari,
    5. F. Bonaventura,
    6. M. Bortone,
    7. D. Calabrese,
    8. B. A. Campbell,
    9. M. Cartacci,
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  8. Density of Mars' South Polar Layered Deposits
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    3. J. C. Andrews-Hanna,
    4. S. W. Asmar,
    5. A. S. Konopliv,
    6. F. G. Lemoine,
    7. J. J. Plaut,
    8. D. E. Smith,
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    1. F. Montmessin
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  10. Spiders: Water-Driven Erosive Structures in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars
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    2. David C. Fernandez-Remolar,
    3. Jose Antonio Rodriguez-Manfredi,
    4. Franck Selsis,
    5. and Susanna C. Manrubia
    Astrobiology 6, 651 (2006).
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    1. Braulio V. Sanchez,
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    Journal of Geophysical Research 111, E06010 (2006).
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    1. Kathryn E. Fishbaugh
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    5. Wolfgang Fink,
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  17. Modeling the annual cycle of HDO in the Martian atmosphere
    1. F. Montmessin
    Journal of Geophysical Research 110, E03006 (2005).
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  18. Seasonal variations of polygonal thermal contraction crack patterns in a south polar trough, Mars
    1. S. van Gasselt
    Journal of Geophysical Research 110, E08002 (2005).
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  19. Formation of Martian gullies by the action of liquid water flowing under current Martian environmental conditions
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    5. Hugh H. Kieffer,
    6. and Timothy N. Titus
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  22. Internal structure of the Martian south polar layered deposits
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Web pages on the spiders

 

Spiders and fans

The baffling Martian spiders

Wikipedia: Martian spiders

Answers.com: Martian spiders

Martian spiders explained?

Spiders drop in on Mars each spring

Martian mystery solved?

Arthur C. Clarke on Martian Spiders

from Space.com:

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at the Smithsonian:

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from the 2nd International Conference on the Space Elevator:

at the Onion AV Club:

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