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Hydrologic evolution of two Martian deltas in the Ismenius Cavus system

Evolución hidrológica de dos deltas Marcianos en la región de Ismenius Cavus

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v28n1.111269

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Mars, cartography, planetary geomorphology, Hydrology (en)
Marte, geomorfología planetaria, hidrología, cartografía (es)

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  • Javier Eduardo Suarez Valencia Constructor University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759, Bremen, Germany https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1381-6854
  • Daniela Alexandra Guerrero-Gutiérrez Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de Brasília, 70910 900 Brasília, DF, Brasil
  • Natalia Katherine Soler-Aragon Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Daniel Felipe Ramirez-Diaz Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Iván Alexis Nocua-Benítez Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Camilo Andrés Escobar-Tarazona Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • José David Gomez-Ruiz Departamento de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Ismenius Cavus (33.76° N, 17.05° W) is a large Martian basin that has been interpreted as an ancient paleolake. It is situated in the middle of the path Mamers Valles traces from the Cerulli Crater to the Borealis Basin. This ancient lake served as a key deposition area (or depocenter) for multiple lake chains originating in the southern highlands. The collected water was then transported downstream to the Borealis Basin. The ancient hydrologic activity of this zone is evidenced in the widespread appearance of valley networks and fretted channels, but especially in the presence of deltaic deposits converging in Ismenius Cavus. We made a hydrological and geomorphological analysis of two of these deltas, which compose a three-crater lake chain system. It was interpreted that both deltas, although being close to each other, were created by different processes and at different times. The Aracataca Delta was deposited during the Noachian by a valley network system. The Ariguani Delta, in turn, was the result of the discharge of a fretted channel carved by groundwater sapping. The transformations of the hydrologic systems in the Ismenius Cavus region were established by analyzing the change in the deltaic pulses over time. It was determined that the first hydrologic stage was dominated by widespread valley networks that probably represent subglacial hydrologic systems, a second stage started when these systems were replaced by groundwater activity; and finally, when the water sources were exhausted, a final stage of glacial processes prevailed until the present.   

Ismenius Cavus (33.76° N, 17.05° W) es una gran cuenca Marciana que ha sido interpretada como un antiguo paleo-lago. Está situada en la mitad del trayecto que recorre Mamers Valles desde el Cráter Ceruli hasta la Cuencas Borealis. Este antiguo lago sirvió como un punto importante de deposición (depocentro) para múltiples cadenas de lagos originados en las tierras altas al sur. El agua recolectada en este lugar era luego transportada hasta la Cuenca Borealis. Hay varias evidencias que demuestran la existencia de un antiguo sistema hídrico en la región, incluyendo la aparición continua de redes de drenaje y canales anchos, además de la presencia de deltas que desembocan en Ismenius Cavus. En este estudio realizamos un análisis hidrológico y geomorfológico de dos de estos deltas, los cuales hacen parte de un sistema lacustre de tres cráteres. Se encontró que a pesar de su cercanía, ambos deltas se formaron por procesos diferentes y en tiempos distintos. El Delta Aracataca se depositó durante el Noeico por un sistema de drenajes superficiales, mientras que el Delta Ariguani se formó por la descarga de un canal encañonado producto de la erosión de aguas subterráneas. La transformación de los sistemas hídricos de Ismenius Cavus fueron establecidos al analizar los cambios en los pulsos deltaicos a través del tiempo. Se encontró que una primera etapa estuvo dominada por redes de drenajes superficiales, probablemente provenientes de sistemas subglaciales; la segunda etapa comenzó cuando estos sistemas mermaron, siendo reemplazados por un dominio de aguas subterráneas; y finalmente, cuando las fuentes de agua se agotaron totalmente, una última etapa de procesos glaciares tomo lugar, la cual ha dominado la zona hasta hoy.

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Suarez Valencia, Javier Eduardo, Daniela Alexandra Guerrero-Gutiérrez, Natalia Katherine Soler-Aragon, Daniel Felipe Ramirez-Diaz, Iván Alexis Nocua-Benítez, Camilo Andrés Escobar-Tarazona, and José David Gomez-Ruiz. “Hydrologic evolution of two Martian deltas in the Ismenius Cavus system ”. Earth Sciences Research Journal 28, no. 1 (May 28, 2024): 45–54. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/111269.

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Suarez Valencia JE, Guerrero-Gutiérrez DA, Soler-Aragon NK, Ramirez-Diaz DF, Nocua-Benítez IA, Escobar-Tarazona CA, Gomez-Ruiz JD. Hydrologic evolution of two Martian deltas in the Ismenius Cavus system . Earth sci. res. j. [Internet]. 2024 May 28 [cited 2025 Mar. 28];28(1):45-54. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/111269

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