Higher-order neighbor analysis of the Tartarus Colles cone groups, Mars: The application of geographical indices to the understanding of cone pattern evolution

Icarus

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-83

  Bishop, Mark A ^a,b  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data reduction techniques; Geological processes; Mars; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549105785     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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