Comparison of the North and South Polar Caps of Mars: New observations from MOLA data and discussion of some outstanding questions

Icarus

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 145-161

  Fishbaugh, Kathryn E ^a   Head III, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Ices; Mars; Mars climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035720512     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6666     Document Type: Article

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