Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 13, 2013 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Catastrophic collapse of ice lake created Aram Chaos on Mars Aram Chaos, the lumpy, bumpy floor of an ancient impact crater on Mars, formed as a result of catastrophic melting and outflow of a buried ice lake. A new study combines observations from satellite photos of the 280 kilometre wide and four kilometre deep crater plus models of the ice melting process and resulting catastrophic outflow. Manuel Roda has presented the results at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) at UCL in London.Chaotic terrains are enigmatic features, stretching up to hundreds of kilometres across, that are distinctive to Mars. The mechanism by which they formed has been poorly understood by scientists. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 13, 2013 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2013 catastrophic for who? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted September 13, 2013 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2013 catastrophic for who? I hope no one was hurt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted September 13, 2013 #4 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I hope no one was hurt You do know Waspie will tell us off.... again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted September 13, 2013 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Yea -- that is a good question -- does "catastrophe" contain within its range of meanings an event that is really big and sudden even though no one is there to be effected by it? Of course this word was used by the news reporter, trying to get attention to his or her story, not by the OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted September 13, 2013 #6 Share Posted September 13, 2013 You do know Waspie will tell us off.... again. Yer I guess so,not for the first time.We had a slight dispute a while ago when I said that the Chinese would be next to the Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 14, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Of course this word was used by the news reporter, trying to get attention to his or her story, not by the OP. Not true. In geology catastrophe has a specific meaning, it means a "sudden, violent change in the Earth's (or in this case Mars') surface". Catastrophic is used quite correctly in this article. Edited September 14, 2013 by Waspie_Dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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