Surface runoff features on Mars: Testing the carbon dioxide formation hypothesis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Stewart, Sarah T ^a   Nimmo, Francis ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Gullies; Mars; Runoff; Seepage; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GULLY; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; RUNOFF;

EID: 0037174595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001465     Document Type: Article

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