Surface temperature of Martian regolith with polygonal features: Influence of the subsurface water ice

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 569-580

  Kossacki, Konrad J ^a   Markiewicz, Wojciech J ^b   Smith, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars; Polar; Surface; Water

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ICE; SPECTROMETERS; SUBLIMATION;

WATER ICE;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037698166     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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