Ancient oceans in the northern lowlands of Mars: Evidence from impact crater depth/diameter relationships

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Boyce, Joseph M ^a   Mouginis Mark, Peter ^a   Garbeil, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS;

HESPERIA;

EID: 21344446077     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002328     Document Type: Article

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