New data reveal mature, integrated drainage systems on Mars indicative of past precipitation

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 757-760

  Hynek, Brian M ^a   Phillips, Roger J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drainage networks; Erosion; Mars; Precipitation; Valleys

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

DRAINAGE; RUNOFF;

GEOLOGY;

DRAINAGE NETWORK; EROSION; MARS; PALEOCLIMATE; PLANETARY SURFACE; VALLEY;

EID: 0141460643     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19607.1     Document Type: Article

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