Martian rampart and pedestal craters' ejecta-emplacement: Coprates quadrangle |
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| Authors: | Patrica Mutch Alex Woronow |
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| Institution: | Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA |
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| Abstract: | Relationships between crater size and ejecta-blanket areal extents imply a maximum ejecta-blanket thickness or maximum rim height for Martian rampart craters. The limiting thickness is encountered only for craters exceeding 6 km diameter. Although smaller rampart craters have ejecta which appears to have undergone flow during emplacement, the larger craters have an additional component of flow, namely, internal flow of the ejecta caused by the greater weight of their thicker ejecta deposits. Pedestal craters most likely result from impacts into less volatile-rich substrates which produce a less fluidized ejecta and, consequently, no flow lobes. |
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