Tibor Ganti
Central European University
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Astrobiology | 2009
András Horváth; A. Kereszturi; Szaniszló Bérczi; Andras Sik; Tamás Pócs; Tibor Ganti; Eörs Szathmáry
We observed 20-200 m sized low-albedo seepage-like streaks and their annual change on defrosting polar dunes in the southern hemisphere of Mars, based on the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC), High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), and High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) images. The structures originate from dark spots and can be described as elongated or flowlike and, at places, branching streaks. They frequently have another spotlike structure at their end. Their overall appearance and the correlation between their morphometric parameters suggest that some material is transported downward from the spots and accumulates at the bottom of the dunes slopes. Here, we present possible scenarios for the origin of such streaks, including dry avalanche, liquid CO(2), liquid H(2)O, and gas-phase CO(2). Based on their morphology and the currently known surface conditions of Mars, no model interprets the streaks satisfactorily. The best interpretation of only the morphology and morphometric characteristics is only given by the model that implies some liquid water. The latest HiRISE images are also promising and suggest liquid flow. We suggest, with better knowledge of sub-ice temperatures that result from extended polar solar insolation and the heat insulator capacity of water vapor and water ice, future models and measurements may show that ephemeral water could appear and flow under the surface ice layer on the dunes today.
Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres | 2003
Tibor Ganti; András Horváth; Szaniszló Bérczi; Albert Gesztesi; Eörs Szathmáry
Dark Dune Spots (DDSs) are transitional geomorphologic formations in the frost-covered polar regions of Mars. Our analysis of the transformations and arrangements of subsequent stages of DDSs into time sequence revealed their: (i) hole-like characteristics,(ii) development and formation from the bottom of the frosted layer till the disapperance of the latter, (iii) repeated (seasonal and annual) appearance in a pattern of multiple DDSs on the surface, and (iv) probable origin. We focused our studies on a model in which DDSs were interpreted as objects triggered by biological activity involvedin the frosting and melting processes. We discuss two competing interpretations of DDSs: development by defrosting alone, and by defrosting and melting enhanced by the activity of Martian Surface Organisms (MSOs). MSOs are hypothetical Martian photosynthetic surface organisms thought to absorb sunlight. As a result they warm up by late winter and melt the ice around them, whereby their growth and reproduction become possible. The ice cover above the liquid water lens harbouring the MSOs provides excellent heat and UV insulation, preventsfast evaporation, and sustains basic living conditions until the ice cover exists. When the frost cover disappears MSOs go to a dormant, desiccated state. We propose further studies to be carried out by orbiters and landers travelling to Mars and by analysis of partial analogues on earth.
Archive | 2003
Tibor Ganti; James R. Griesemer; Eörs Szathmáry
Icarus | 2009
A. Kereszturi; D. Möhlmann; Sz. Berczi; Tibor Ganti; A. Kuti; Andras Sik; András Horváth
Icarus | 2010
A. Kereszturi; D. Möhlmann; Sz. Berczi; Tibor Ganti; András Horváth; A. Kuti; Andras Sik; Eors Szathmary
Archive | 2007
Eörs Szathmáry; Tibor Ganti; Tamás Pócs; András Horváth; Akos Kereszturi; Szaniszló Bérczi; Andras Sik
Archive | 2001
András Horváth; Tibor Ganti; A. Gesztesi; Sz. Berczi; Eörs Szathmáry
Archive | 2008
A. Kereszturi; D. Möhlmann; Sz. Berczi; Tibor Ganti; András Horváth; A. Kuti; Tamás Pócs; Andras Sik; Eors Szathmary
Archive | 2002
Tibor Ganti; András Horváth; Sz. Berczi; A. Gesztesi; Eörs Szathmáry
Archive | 2004
Tamás Pócs; András Horváth; Tibor Ganti; Sz. Berczi; E. Szathemary