Shallow radar (SHARAD) sounding observations of the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-302

  Carter, Lynn M ^a   Campbell, Bruce A ^a   Watters, Thomas R ^a   Phillips, Roger J ^b   Putzig, Nathaniel E ^b   Safaeinili, Ali ^c   Plaut, Jeffrey J ^c   Okubo, Chris H ^d   Egan, Anthony F ^b   Seu, Roberto ^e   Biccari, Daniela ^e   Orosei, Roberto ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mars; Radar observations; surface; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649092846     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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