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Dartmouth College
Landslides on Ceres
Utilizing observations from the Dawn mission and geomorphological theory we investigated the rheological properties of Ceres' shallow subsurface material. We found that landslide structure varied latitudinally, suggesting disparate subsurface ice content between the poles and the equator.
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Full Paper [Duarte et al., (2019)]: Landslides on Ceres: Diversity and Geologic Context
Examples of landslides on Ceres. Black arrows show landslide extent and color is correlated to elevation. (Image from Duarte et al., 2019)
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