Ventifacts at the Pathfinder landing site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E4, 1999, Pages 8595-8615

  Bridges, N T ^a   Greeley, R ^b   Haldemann, A F C ^a   Herkenhoff, K E ^a,c   Kraft, M ^b   Parker, T J ^a   Ward, A W ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; MARS PATHFINDER; VENTIFACT; WIND EROSION;

EID: 0033602598     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE02550     Document Type: Article

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