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Volcanic Channels and Volcanic Features on Mars

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Volcanic channels are common features on the terrestrial planets. They have diverse morphologies including sinuous rilles, channelized flows, and potentially collapsed lava tubes. Many of these channels are a part of a typical igneous assemblage of landforms. In addition, some channels have an ambiguous origin, where a volcanic interpretation explains many of the observed features in some settings. This chapter describes volcanically formed sinuous channels, pitted channels, channelized flows, streamlined forms, platy terrain, and discusses a potential volcanic context for outflow channels and some valley networks on Mars.

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Hargitai, H., Leone, G. (2021). Volcanic Channels and Volcanic Features on Mars. In: Leone, G. (eds) Mars: A Volcanic World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84103-4_5

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