The evolution of the Martian hydrosphere: Implications for the fate of a primordial ocean and the current state of the Northern plains

Icarus

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-79

  Clifford, Stephen M ^a,b   Parker, Timothy J ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exobiology; Ices; Mars, atmosphere; Mars, climate; Mars, surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035717362     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6671     Document Type: Article

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