Mars: Evidence for geologically recent advance of the south polar cap

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E5, 2001, Pages 10075-10085

  Head, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; POLAR REGION;

EID: 0034951641     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001315     Document Type: Article

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