Modeling the environmental effects of moderate-sized impacts on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Segura, Teresa L ^a   Toon, O Brian ^b   Colaprete, Anthony ^c  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REGOLITH; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 58649113222     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003147     Document Type: Article

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