The Argentinean Patagonia and the Martian landscape

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 571-578

  Pacifici, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glacial; Mars; Martian analogs; Patagonia; Periglacial; Volcanic

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL; MARS; MARTIAN ANALOGS; PATAGONIA; PERIGLACIAL; VOLCANIC;

MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; VOLCANOES;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 67349288449     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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