Slope streak formation and dust deposition rates on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Aharonson, Oded ^a   Schorghofer, Norbert ^a   Gerstell, Marguerite F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust deposition; Mars; Slope streaks; Surface change

Indexed keywords

DUST; MARS; MASS MOVEMENT; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SLOPE DYNAMICS;

EID: 1542348228     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002123     Document Type: Article

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