Extraction of Martian valley networks from digital topography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Stepinski, T F ^a   Collier, M L ^b  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Mars; Valley networks

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; TOPOGRAPHY; VALLEY;

EID: 14044262758     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002269     Document Type: Article

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