Surficial properties of landslides and surrounding units in Ophir Chasma, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Chojnacki, Matthew ^a   Jakosky, Bruce M ^a   Hynek, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDSLIDE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 33745026514     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002601     Document Type: Article

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