High outflow channels on Mars indicate Hesperian recharge at low latitudes and the presence of Canyon Lakes

Icarus

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 344-361

  Coleman, Neil M ^a   Dinwiddie, Cynthia L ^b   Casteel, Kay ^c  

^a U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Mercersburg Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars; surface; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447269683     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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