Evidence for recent climate change on Mars from the identification of youthful near-surface ground ice

Nature

Volumn 412, Issue 6845, 2001, Pages 411-414

  Mustard, J F ^a   Cooper, C D ^a   Rifkin, M K ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOILS;

VISCOUS CREEP;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ICE; SURFACE WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CLIMATE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; MARS;

EID: 0035954742     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35086515     Document Type: Article

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