Degradation of Victoria crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Grant, John A ^a   Wilson, Sharon A ^a   Cohen, Barbara A ^b   Golombek, Matthew P ^c   Geissler, Paul E ^d   Sullivan, Robert J ^e   Kirk, Randolph L ^d   Parker, Timothy J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DEGRADATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; MASS WASTING; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; WIND EROSION;

SPHERULES;

EID: 58649113875     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003155     Document Type: Article

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