Influences of atmospheric variations on Mars's record of small craters

Icarus

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-55

  Chappelow, John E ^a   Sharpton, Virgil L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Computer techniques; Cratering; Mars climate; Meteors

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244460925     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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