Geomorphic study of fluvial landforms on the northern Valles Marineris plateau, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Mangold, Nicolas ^a   Ansan, V ^a   Masson, Ph ^a   Quantin, C ^a,b   Neukum, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGING METHOD; INFILTRATION; LITHOLOGY; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SATELLITE;

EID: 56349093409     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002985     Document Type: Article

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