The Role of Sublimation for the Formation of the Northern Ice Cap: Results from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter

Icarus

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 436-448

  Ivanov, Anton B ^a   Muhleman, Duane O ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ice caps; Ices; Mars; Sublimation; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001474929     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6304     Document Type: Article

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