Martian Terrestrial Analogues in Tunisia. Martian Analogues

      Аннотация: Being a first notice in Tunisia, this work opens the door for forthcoming studies shedding light on potential analogies between Tunisian terrestrial analogues and extraterrestrial bodies. We use models to further understand possible spring mounds formation on Mars. The genesis of the spring mounds is a direct consequence of groundwater upwelling, triggered by tectonics and/or hydraulics. We discussed the chaology within the Sidi El Hani terrestrial analogue and Gale crater on Mars. Within natural systems, biologic activities and geologic conditions are linked by hierarchical cause-effect relations generating complex chaotic systems.

Ключевые слова: Terrestrial analogue, groundwater upwelling, spring mounds, wet aeolian sedimentation, Mars