Detecting sub-glacial aquifers in the north polar layered deposits with Mars Express/MARSIS

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Farrell, William M ^a   Plaut, J J ^b   Gurnett, D A ^c   Picardi, G ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BASAL LAKE; POLAR ICE MASS; SUB-GLACIAL AQUIFERS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ICE CAP; MARS; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 23844547901     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022488     Document Type: Article

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