Elevations of water-worn features on Mars: Implications for circulation of groundwater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Carr, Michael H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Mars; Poles; Valleys

Indexed keywords

CRYOSPHERE; GROUNDWATER; MARS; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 0037176387     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001845     Document Type: Article

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