Thermophysical properties of the Isidis basin, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Murphy, Nathaniel W ^a   Jakosky, Bruce M ^a   Rafkin, Scot C ^b   Larsen, Kristopher W ^b   Putzig, Nathaniel E ^a   Mellon, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 34447319075     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002586     Document Type: Article

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