Rock abrasion features in the Columbia Hills, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Thomson, B J ^a   Bridges, N T ^a   Greeley, R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; IMAGING METHOD; MARS; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND EROSION;

EID: 56349139593     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003018     Document Type: Article

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