Distribution, Classification, and Ages of Martian Impact Crater Lakes

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 160-172

  Cabrol, Nathalie A ^a   Grin, Edmond A ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exobiology; Mars; Mars surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000649432     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6191     Document Type: Article

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