Formation of Aromatum Chaos, Mars: Morphological development as a result of volcano-ice interactions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Leask, Harald J ^a   Wilson, Lionel ^a   Mitchell, Karl L ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CHANNEL FLOW; CRYOSPHERE; DIKE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE; MARS; MELTING; OUTFLOW; SILL; VOLCANO;

EID: 33846479391     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002549     Document Type: Article

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