Periods of active permafrost layer formation during the geological history of Mars: Implications for circum-polar and mid-latitude surface processes

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-302

  Kreslavsky, Mikhail A ^a,b   Head, James W ^a   Marchant, David R ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoplanation; Mars; Past climate; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; PERMAFROST; SOILS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CRYOPLANATION; MARS; SOIL TEMPERATURES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 38549180029     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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