The Evolution of Lacustrine Environments on Mars: Is Mars only Hydrologically Dormant?

Icarus

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 291-328

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

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Exobiology; Mars; Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001042341     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6530     Document Type: Article

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