Stability of rock slopes in Valles Marineris, Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Schultz, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; DEPOSITS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; ROCKS;

HANGINGWALL; MARS ORBITER LASER ALTIMETERS; MARTIAN GRAVITY; NORMAL FAULTS; ROCK MASS RATING; SLOPE MEASUREMENT; VALLES MARINERIS; VOLCANICLASTICS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EID: 0036819679     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015728     Document Type: Article

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