South polar layered deposits of Mars: The cratering record

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Koutnik, Michelle ^a   Byrne, Shane ^a   Murray, Bruce ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LAYERED MEDIUM; MARS; PALEOCLIMATE; POLAR REGION;

EID: 0037176018     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001805     Document Type: Article

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