NASA LogoNTRSNTRS - NASA Technical Reports ServerSearchmore_vertCollectionsAboutNewsHelpLogin Back to ResultsGlobal Mega-geomorphologyThe extension of space exploration to the Moon and to other planets has broadened the scope of geomorphology by providing information on landforms which have developed in environments that differ significantly in fundamental factors such as temperature, pressure and gravity from the environments in which Earth's landforms have been shaped. In some cases the landforming processes themselves appear to be significantly different than any found in the terrestrial environment. Some investigators have suggested that features observed on other planets, such as chaos terrian and labryinths on Mars, can help us understand Earth's early history better because they may have been formed by processes which were important in the early ages of Earth but have long ceased to be active here. Corresponding terrestrial landforms would have long since been altered or obliterated by subsequent activity.Document ID19850024044Acquisition SourceLegacy CDMSDocument TypeConference ProceedingsAuthorsHayden, R. S.*(George Mason Univ. Fairfax, Va., United States)*Date AcquiredSeptember 5, 2013Publication DateJuly 1, 1985Subject CategoryGeosciences (General)Report/Patent NumberNASA-CP-2312NAS 1.55:2312REPT-85B0472Accession Number85N32357Distribution LimitsPublicCopyrightWork of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.Available DownloadsNameType19850024044.pdfSTIcloud_downloadcontent_copyvisibilityRelated RecordsIDRelationTitle19850024062WorkThe problem of scale in planetary geomorphology19850024061WorkGeomorphic analyses from space imagery19850024069WorkGlobal geomorphology:  Report of Working Group Number 119850024072WorkPlanetary perspective.  Report of Working Group Number 419850024051WorkAncient landscapes:  Their nature and significance for the question of inheritance19850024049WorkRegional landform thresholds19850024060WorkAeolian geomorphology from the global perspective19850024047WorkMega-geomorphology:  Mars vis a vis Earth19850024067WorkQuantitative analysis of geomorphic processes using satellite image data at different scales19850024052WorkGeomorphology, tectonics, and exploration19850024068WorkQuantitative geomorphologic studies from spaceborne platforms19850024045WorkA New Global Geomorphology?19850024053WorkMega-geomorphology and neotectonics19850024057WorkOne application of mega-geomorphology in education19850024055WorkSpace imagery and some geomorphological problems of the Guiana Shield, South America19850024064WorkUse of spaceborne imaging radar in regional geomorphic studies19850024065WorkTechniques, problems and uses of mega-geomorphological mapping19850024046WorkGlobal Geomorphology19850024063WorkQuantitative analysis in megageomorphology19850024059WorkGeomorphic classification of Icelandic and Martian volcanoes:  Limitations of comparative planetology research from LANDSAT and Viking orbiter images19850024066WorkLarge format camera photographs:  A new tool for understanding arid environments19850024070WorkLandscape inheritance:  Report of Working Group Number 219850024048WorkGeomorphological similarity and uniqueness19850024056WorkDeep sea mega-geomorphology:  Progress and problems19850024054WorkAndrean examples of mega-geomorphology themes19850024071WorkProcess thresholds:  Report of Working Group Number 319850024058WorkUse of the synoptic view:  Examples from Earth and other planets19850024050WorkSome observations on paleogeomorphologyvisibility_offNo Preview Available
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