The northern ice cap of Mars: An enigmatic evolution compared to the polar environment on Earth

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 427-436

  Rognon, Pierre ^a   Desjardins, Robert ^b   Dawidowicz, Gilles ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Commission de Planétologie ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chasma; Dunes; Glacial geomorphology; Ice cap; Mars; Northern pole

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER SURGE; ICE CAP; ICE SHEET; MARS; MELTWATER; MORAINE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 37249038647     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.178.6.427     Document Type: Article

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