Limnologic analysis of Gusev Crater Paleolake, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 461-474

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

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0031537434     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5817     Document Type: Article

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