Xiaohang Qiu

Xiaohang Qiu


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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9 November 2026 in Preprints.org
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RSRavi Sharma
Ravi Sharma
Chunyu DingChunyu Ding
Chunyu Ding
XQXiaohang Qiu
Xiaohang Qiu
Wai-Chung LiuWai-Chung Liu
Wai-Chung Liu
CJChangzhi Jiang
Changzhi Jiang
HCHaoyu Chen
Haoyu Chen
Small impact craters within the Martian north polar layered deposits (NPLDs) provide localized geomorphic records of surface modification within an ice-rich polar environment. We investigate a small crater in Mare Boreum using CTX and multi-temporal HiRISE imagery, HiRISE-derived topography, and regional constraints from MOLA, TES, GRS, SHARAD, and geological mapping. The crater retains a sub-circular planform but exhibits markedly subdued topographic expression, including attenuated rim relief and a shallow interior. HiRISE-derived topography indicates substantially reduced relief relative to fresh-crater morphometric expectations for a feature of comparable scale. The coexistence of a preserved planform and strongly attenuated relief indicates substantial cumulative post-impact modification. Multi-temporal HiRISE observations resolve the crater rim, interior, and illumination-sensitive surface features under broadly comparable seasonal conditions. Regional geological, thermophysical, geochemical, and radar observations constrain the broader ice-rich polar setting but do not resolve crater-scale composition, infill, or subsurface structure. The observed morphology is consistent with cumulative modification that may include depositional infilling, sublimation-related redistribution, rim degradation, and relaxation within the NPLDs, although the relative contributions of these processes cannot be uniquely determined from the available orbital observations.