The formation of fluidized ejecta on Mars by granular flows

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1551-1569

  Wada, Koji ^a   Barnouin Jha, Olivier S ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EJECTA; EROSION; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MARS;

EID: 33750576811     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00435.x     Document Type: Article

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