Reconstruction of the Development of Complex Mass-Wasting Landforms at the Western Scarp of Olympus Mons, Mars: Indicators for Talus-Derived Landsliding and Post-Emplacement Degradation.

Slope deposits related to the gravitational movement of debris masses and rock-slope material in high-relief terrain on Mars are important estimators for the near-surface volatile budget and are relevant paleogeomorphic witnesses which help to reconstruct and understand processes involved in the formation of regional landform assemblies.Such deposits can range from deep-seated short-term slumpings to generally slow movement of volatile-rich surface layers, commonly known as solifluction and ice/water-assisted creep.