Surface dust redistribution on Mars as observed by the Mars Global Surveyor and Viking orbiters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Szwast, Mark A ^a   Richardson, Mark I ^a   Vasavada, Ashwin R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; DUST; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 34247187659     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002485     Document Type: Article

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