Thermal structure of Martian soil and the measurability of the planetary heat flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Grott, Matthias ^a   Helbert, Joern ^a   Nadalini, Riccardo ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; HEAT FLOW; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 36248977548     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002905     Document Type: Article

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