Crater gradation in Gusev crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Grant, John A ^a   Arvidson, Raymond E ^b   Crumpler, L S ^c   Golombek, Matt P ^d   Hahn, B ^e   Haldemann, A F C ^d   Li, Rongxing ^f   Soderblom, L A ^g   Squyres, S W ^h   Wright, Shawn P ⁱ   Watters, W A ^j  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Ohio State University   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^h Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

ⁱ ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE; HESPERIA;

EID: 33645645324     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002465     Document Type: Article

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