Drainage basin evolution in Noachian Terra Cimmeria, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Irwin III , Rossman P ^a   Howard, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage basins; Erosion; Highlands; Mars; Valleys

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VALLEY;

EID: 0037173905     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001818     Document Type: Article

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