Floods of water and lava in the Columbia River Basin: Analogs for Mars

  • Laszlo P. Keszthelyi
  • , Victor R. Baker
  • , Windy L. Jaeger
  • , David R. Gaylord
  • , Bruce N. Bjornstad
  • , Noam Greenbaum
  • , Stephen Self
  • , Thorvaldur Thordarson
  • , Naomi Porat
  • , Marek G. Zreda

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Abstract

The Columbia River Basin (CRB) is home to the best studied examples of two of the most spectacular geologic processes on Earth and Mars: flood volcanism and catastrophic water floods. Additionally, features formed by a variety of eolian, glacial, tectonic, and mass-wasting processes can also be seen in the CRB. These terrains provide exceptional terrestrial analogs for the study of similar processes on Mars. This field guide describes four one-day trips out of Moses Lake, Washington, to observe a wide variety of Mars analogs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGSA Field Guides
PublisherGeological Society of America
Pages845-874
Number of pages30
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Publication series

NameGSA Field Guides
Volume15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Stratigraphy
  • Paleontology

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