Mars Orbiter Camera observation of linear and curvilinear features in the Hellas basin: Indications for multiple processes of formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Ormö, Jens ^a   Komatsu, Goro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frozen ground; Glaciation; Mars; Paleoclimatology; Remote sensing; Surface materials and properties

Indexed keywords

FROZEN GROUND; GLACIATION; MARS; PALEOCLIMATE; PLANETARY LANDFORM; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0141676008     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001980     Document Type: Article

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