The martian hydrosphere/cryosphere system: Implications of the absence of hydrologic activity at Lyot crater

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2002, Pages

  Russell, P S ^a   Head, J W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER;

ARTESIAN; CRYOSPHERE; DRILL HOLE;

HYDROSPHERE;

EID: 0036768085     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015178     Document Type: Article

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