MorpPhometric analysis of Martian valley network basins using a circularity function

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Luo, Wei ^a   Howard, Alan D ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; MORPHOMETRY; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VALLEY;

EID: 31844439094     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002506     Document Type: Article

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