Cone fields in sw elysium planitia: hydrothermal venting on mars?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Lanz, Julia K ^a   Saric, Matthias B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LAVA FLOW; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE;

HYDROIDA;

EID: 66149190707     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003209     Document Type: Article

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