Major episodes of the hydrologic history in the region of Hesperian Planum, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-28

  Ivanov, M A ^a,b   Korteniemi, J ^b   Kostama, V P ^b   Aittola, M ^b   Raitala, Jouko ^b   Glamoclija, M ^c   Marinangeli, L ^c   Neukum, G ^d  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLUVIAL PROCESS; LAVA FLOW; MAGMATISM; MARS;

HESPERIA;

EID: 31844456038     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002420     Document Type: Article

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