Spatial distribution of putative water related features in Southern Acidalia/Cydonia Mensae, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-89

  McGowan, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349237527     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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