Absolute dune ages and implications for the time of formation of gullies in Nirgal Vallis, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Reiss, D ^a   van Gasselt, S ^b   Neukum, G ^b   Jaumann, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dunes; Gully; Mars

Indexed keywords

DUNE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GULLY; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; QUATERNARY;

EID: 4444256186     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002251     Document Type: Article

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