SHARAD radar sounding of the Vastitas Borealis Formation in Amazonis Planitia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Campbell, Bruce ^a   Carter, Lynn ^a   Phillips, Roger ^b   Plaut, Jeffrey ^c   Putzig, Nathaniel ^b   Safaeinili, Ali ^c   Seu, Roberto ^d   Biccari, Daniela ^d   Egan, Anthony ^b   Orosei, Roberto ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DETECTION METHOD; LAVA FLOW; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; RADAR; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANO;

HESPERIA;

EID: 62549086507     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003177     Document Type: Article

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