Laboratory drilling under Martian conditions yields unexpected results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Zacny, K A ^a   Quayle, M C ^b   Cooper, G A ^a  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drilling; Mars

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; LABORATORY METHOD; MARS;

EID: 4644256372     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JE002203     Document Type: Article

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