Meltback of Hesperian-aged ice-rich deposits near the south pole of Mars: Evidence for drainage channels and lakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Milkovich, Sarah M ^a   Head III , James W ^a   Pratt, Stephen ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels; Glaciers; Hesperian; Mars; Polar; Water

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLACIATION; LAKE; MARS; MELTWATER; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 0037173258     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001802     Document Type: Article

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