Resurfacing history of the northern plains of Mars based on geologic mapping of Mars Global Surveyor data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Tanaka, K L ^a   Skinner, Jr ^a   Hare, T M ^a   Joyal, T ^a   Wenker, A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars geology; Mars northern plains; Mars tectonics; Mars volatiles; Mars water

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0042346192     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001908     Document Type: Article

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