Distribution of the ices exposed near the south pole of Mars using Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) temperature measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Piqueux, Sylvian ^a   Edwards, Christopher S ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE COVER; IMAGING METHOD; MAPPING METHOD; MARS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANETARY SURFACE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 56349151853     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003055     Document Type: Article

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