Debris flows over sand dunes on Mars: Evidence for liquid water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Mangold, N ^a   Costard, F ^a   Forget, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Debris flows; Dune; Ground ice; Mass wasting; Water on Mars

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DUNE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SAND;

EID: 0042847289     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001958     Document Type: Article

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