Mars: Dust devil track survey in Argyre Planitia and Hellas Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Balme, Matthew R ^a   Whelley, Patrick L ^a   Greeley, Ronald ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argyre Planitia; Dust; Dust devil tracks; Dust devils; Hellas Basin; Mars

Indexed keywords

DUST STORM; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SEASONALITY; STORM TRACK;

EID: 0348155623     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002096     Document Type: Article

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