Daniel MEGE   SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Updated: May 05, 2019

42. Ciazela, M., Gurgurewicz, J., Ciążela, J., Mège, D., High resolution thermal inertia mapping of sloping terrain on Mars: an Apparent Thermal Inertia-based method, in revision for Icarus.

42. Gurgurewicz, J., Mège, D., Skiścim, M., Pers, J., 2019. Nanotopographic characterization of microfractures in rocks by Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of Structural Geology 124, 70-80, doi:0.1016/j.jsg.2019.04.010. PDF

41. Kromuszczynska, O., Mège, D., Lucas, A., Dębniak, K., Gurgurewicz, J., Makowska, M, 2019. Deep-seated gravitational deformation scaling on Earth and Mars: implications for paraglacial slope stability and driving forces, Earth Surface Dynamic 7, 1–16, doi: 10.5194/esurf-7-1-2019. PDF

40. Borykov, T., Mège, D., Mangeney, A., Richard, P., Gurgurewicz, J., Lucas, A., 2019. Empirical investigation of friction weakening of terrestrial and Martian landslides using discrete element models. Landslides, doi: 10.1007/s10346-019-01140-8. PDF

38.Hauber, E., Mège, D., Platz, T., Brož, P., 2017. Endogenic Processes. In Rossi, A.P., and van Gasselt, S. (eds) Planetary Geology, Springer, 147-183, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65179-8_8.

37. Debniak, K., Mège, D., Gurgurewicz, J., 2017. Geomorphologic map of Ius Chasma, Valles Marineris, Mars. Journal of Maps 13, 260-269, doi:10.1080/17445647.2017.1296790. PDF

35. Peng, P., Ernst, R.E., Hou, G., Söderlund, U., Zhang, S., Hamilton, M., Xu, Y., Denyszyn, S., Mège, D., Pisarevsky, S., Srivastava, R., Kusky, T.M., 2016. Dyke Swarms: Keys to Paleogeographic Reconstructions. Sci. Bull. 61, 1669–1671, doi:10.1007/s11434-016-1184-x. PDF

34. Kromuszczynska, O., Mège, D., Castaldo, L., Gurgurewicz, J., Makowska, M., Debniak, K., Jelínek, R., 2016. Evaluation of the EGNOS service for topographic profiling in field geosciences. Geomorphology 268, 253-265, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.05.026. PDF

33. Makowska, M., Mège, D., Gueydan, F., Chéry. J., 2016. Mechanical conditions for deep-seated gravitational spreading in Valles Marineris, Mars. Geomorphology 268, 246-252, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.06.011. PDF

31. Séjourné, A., Costard, F., Fedorov, A., Gargani, J., Skorve, J., Massé, M., and Mège, D., 2015. D. Evolution of the banks of thermokarst lakes in Central Yakutia (Central Siberia) due to retrogressive thaw slump activity controlled by insolation. Geomorphology 241, 31-40, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.03.033. PDF

30. Gurgurewicz, J., Mège, D., Carrère, V., Cornen, G., Gaudin A., Kostylew, J., Morizet, Y., Purcell, P.G., and Le Deit, L., 2015. Inferring alteration conditions on Mars: insights from near-infrared spectra of basalts from the arid hot Ogaden and arid cold Udokan volcanic fields: Planet. Space Sci. 119, 137-154, doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2015.09.002. PDF

29. Mège, D., Purcell, P., Bézos, A., Jourdan, F., and La, C., 2015. A major dyke swarm in the Ogaden region south of Afar and the early evolution of the Afar Triple Junction. In Wright, T., et al. (eds) Magmatic Rifting and Active Volcanism. Geol. Soc., London, Sp. Publ., doi:10.1144/SP420.7. PDF

28. Mège, D., Purcell, P., Pochat, S., Guidat, T., 2015. The landscape and landforms of the Ogaden, Southeast Ethiopia. In Billi, P. (Ed.) Landscapes and landforms of Ethiopia. Springer, Chapter 19, 323-348. PDF

27. Gourronc, M., Bourgeois, O., Mège, D., Pochat, S., Bultel, B., Massé, M., Le Deit, L., Le Mouélic, S., and Mercier, D. 2013. One million cubic kilometers of fossil ice in Valles Marineris: relicts of a 3.5 Gy old glacial landsystem along the Martian equator. Geomorphology 204, 235-255, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.08.009. PDF

26. Mège, D., Le Deit, L., Rango, T., and Korme, T., 2013. Gravity tectonics of topographic ridges: halokinesis and gravitational spreading in the western Ogaden, Ethiopia. Geomorphology 193, 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.03.018. PDF

25. Le Deit, L., Flahaut, J., Quantin, C., Hauber, E., Mège, D., Bourgeois, O., Gurgurewicz, J., Massé, M., and Jaumann, R., 2012. Extensive surface pedogenic alteration of the Martian Noachian crust evidenced by plateau phyllosilicates around Valles Marineris, J. Geophys. Res. 117, E00J05, doi:10.1029/2011JE003983. PDF

24. Lucas, A., Mangeney, A., Mège, D., and Bouchut, F., 2011. Scar geometry influence on landslide dynamics and deposit from granular modeling of Martian landslides. J. Geophys. Res.116, E10001, doi:10.1029/2011JE003803. PDF

23. Mège, D., and Bourgeois, O., 2011. Equatorial glaciations on Mars revealed by gravitational collapse of Valles Marineris wallslopes. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 310, 182-191, 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.08.030. PDF

22. Le Deit, L., Bourgeois, O., Mège, D., Hauber, E., Le Mouélic, S., Massé, M., Jaumann, R., and Bibring, J.-P., 2010. Geological history of a layered formation covering the plateaus around Valles Marineris, Mars. Icarus, 208, 684-703, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.03.012. PDF.

21. Mège, D., and Rango, T., 2010. Permanent groundwater storage in basaltic dyke fractures and termite mound viability. J. Afr. Earth Sci., 57, 127-142, doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.014. PDF

20. Gurgurewicz, J., Mège, D., Carrère, V., Cornen, G., Gaudin, A., Morizet, Y., and Purcell, P.G., 2009. Analysis of volcanic rock samples collected in March 2008 in eastern Ogaden Basin, Ethiopia. Pexco Exploration (East Africa) N.V./ University of Nantes, 37 p.

19. Schultz, R.A., Soliva, R., Okubo, C., and Mège, D., 2009. Fault populations. In R.A. Schultz and T.R. Watters (Eds), Planetary Tectonics. Cambridge Univ. Press, 456-509. PDF

18. Mège, D., 2009. Using Palsar imagery for characterizing natural properties of volcanic fissures in the Ethiopian volcanic province. ESA/JAXA, ALOS PI Symposium 2008, ESA SP-664, 9 p. PDF

17. Mège, D., Gaudin, A., and Morizet, Y., 2008. Geology of Ogaden blocks 18-19-21, Ethiopia (Pexco concession), observations and preliminary results. Pexco Exploration (East Africa) N.V./ University of Nantes, 66 p.

16. Schultz, R.A., Mège, D., and Diot, H., 2008. Emplacement conditions of igneous dikes in Ethiopian Traps. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 178, 683-692, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.08.012. PDF

15. Le Deit, L., Le Mouélic, S., Mège, D., Bourgeois, O., Combe, J.-P., Sotin, C., Gendrin, A., Hauber, E., Mangold, N., and Bibring, J.-P., 2008. Ferric oxides in East Candor Chasma, Valles Marineris (Mars) inferred from analysis of OMEGA/Mars Express data: identification and geological interpretation. J. Geophys. Res., 113, E07001, doi:10.1029/2007JE002950. PDF

14. Schultz, R.A., Moore, J.M., Grosfils, E.B., Tanaka, K.L., and Mège, D., 2007. The Canyonlands model for planetary grabens: revised physical basis and implications. In M.G. Chapman and I.P. Skilling (Eds), The Geology of Mars: Evidence from Earth-Based Analogues. Cambridge Univ. Press. 371-399. PDF

13. Mège, D., and Korme T., 2004. Dyke swarms in the Ethiopian Large Igneous Province: not only a matter of stress. J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 132/4, 283-310, doi:10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00318-4. PDF

12. Mège, D., and Korme T., 2004. Fissure eruption of flood basalts from statistical analysis of dyke fracture length. J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 131, 77-92, doi:10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00317-2. PDF

11. Mège, D., Cook, A. C., Lagabrielle, Y., Garel, E., and Cormier, M.-H., 2003, Volcanic rifting at Martian grabens. J. Geophys. Res., 108, E5, doi:10.1029/2002JE001852. PDF

10. Callot, J.-P., Geoffroy, L., Aubourg, C., Pozzi, J.P., and Mège, D., 2001, Magma flow in shallow dykes from the E-Greenland margin inferred from magnetic fabric studies. Tectonophysics, 334, 313-329. PDF

9. Ernst, R. E., Grosfils, E. B., and Mège, D., 2001, Giant Dyke Swarms on Earth, Venus and Mars. Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 29, 489-534. PDF

8. Mège, D., 2001, Uniformitarian plume tectonics: the post-Archean Earth and Mars. In R. E. Ernst and K. L. Buchan (Eds), Mantle plumes: Their identification through time. Geol. Soc. Am. Spec. Pap. 352, 141-164. PDF

7. Mège, D., and Ernst, R. E., 2001, Contractional effects of mantle plumes on Earth, Mars and Venus. In R. E. Ernst and K. L. Buchan (Eds), Mantle plumes: Their identification through time. Geol. Soc. Am. Spec. Pap. 352, 103-140. PDF

6. Mège, D., and Reidel, S. P., 2001, A method for estimating 2D wrinkle ridge strain from fault displacement scaling applied to the Yakima folds, Washington. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 18, 3545-3548. PDF

5. Peulvast, J.-P., D. Mège, J. Chiciak, F. Costard, and P. Masson, 2001, Morphology, evolution, and tectonics of Valles Marineris wallslopes (Mars). Geomorphology, 37, 3-4, 329-352. PDF

4. Mège, D., and Masson, P., 1996, Amounts of stretching in Valles Marineris. Planet. Space Sci., 44, 8, 749-782. PDF

3. Mège, D., and Masson, P., 1996, A plume tectonics model for the Tharsis province, Mars. Planet. Space Sci., 44, 12, 1499-1546. PDF

2. Mège, D., and Masson, P., 1996, Stress models for Tharsis formation, Mars. Planet. Space Sci., 44, 12, 1471-1497. PDF

1. Costard, F.M., Chaffaut, F.X., Masson, P., Mège, D., and Peulvast, 1991, Landing site selection for the Mars 94 mission - A preliminary study. In The Environmental Model of Mars, Pergamon Press, Oxford, England, 55 -58.