Wind-related features in Gusev crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Greeley, Ronald ^a   Kuzmin, Ruslan O ^b   Rafkin, Scot C R ^c   Michaels, Timothy I ^c   Haberle, Robert ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gusev; Mars aeolian; Mars geology

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM;

EID: 1542319116     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je002006     Document Type: Article

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