Special regions in Mars exploration: Problems and potential

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1293-1297

  Rummel, John D ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PROBABILITIES; LIQUID WATERS; MARS EXPLORATIONS; MARS SCIENCE; OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS; PLANETARY PROTECTIONS; SURFACE OF MARS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 63549100597     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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