Self-affine behavior of Martian topography at kilometer scale from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Orosei, R ^a   Bianchi, R ^a   Coradini, A ^a   Espinasse, S ^b   Federico, C ^c   Ferriccioni, A ^d   Gavrishin, A I ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e PLATOV SOUTH RUSSIAN STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY NPI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fractal; G mode; Mars; Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA); Radar scattering; Roughness

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042766825     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001883     Document Type: Article

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