Recent gullies on Mars and the source of liquid water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23165-23179

  Mellon, Michael T ^b   Phillips, Roger J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GULLY; MARS; WATER EROSION;

EID: 0035206233     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001424     Document Type: Article

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