High resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) images of volcanic terrains from the first 6 months of the Mars reconnaissance orbiter primary science phase

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Keszthelyi, Laszlo ^a   Jaeger, Windy ^a   McEwen, Alfred ^b   Tornabene, Livio ^b   Beyer, Ross A ^c,d   Dundas, Colin ^b   Milazzo, Moses ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVA; MARS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TERRAIN; VOLCANO;

EID: 47049109604     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002968     Document Type: Article

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