North and south subice gas flow and venting of the seasonal caps pf Mars: A major geomorphological agent

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Piqueux, Sylvain ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS FLOW; ICE CAP; MARS; POLAR REGION; REGOLITH; SCOUR; TROUGH; VENTING;

ARANEAE;

EID: 49849089615     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003009     Document Type: Article

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