Mars rotation variations induced by atmosphere and ice caps

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E10, 2000, Pages 24563-24570

  Defraigne, P ^a   De Viron, O ^a   Dehant, V ^a   Van Hoolst, T ^a   Hourdin, F ^b  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY ROTATION;

EID: 0034507904     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001227     Document Type: Article

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