Rock coatings and aeolian abrasion on Mars: Application to the Pathfinder landing site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E6, 2000, Pages 15107-15116

  Kraft, Michael D ^a   Greeley, Ronald ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; EOLIAN PROCESS; MARS; ROCK VARNISH;

EID: 0033765351     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001229     Document Type: Article

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