Terraces and Gilbert-type deltas in crater lakes in Ismenius Lacus and Memnonia (Mars)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E7, 2000, Pages 17629-17641

  Ori, Gian Gabriele ^a   Marinangeli, Lucia ^a   Baliva, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER LAKE; DELTA; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARS; TERRACE;

EID: 0033759055     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001219     Document Type: Article

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