Ancient and recent lakes on mars

Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 235-259

  Cabrol, Nathalie A ^a   Grin, Edmond A ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient lake; Impact crater; Mars global surveyor; Recent lake; Rock glacier

Indexed keywords

EID: 31844444918     PISSN: 16108957     EISSN: 16131851     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-31538-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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