Distinct erosional progressions in the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars, indicate contrasting environmental conditions

Icarus

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 471-477

  Mandt, Kathleen ^a,b   Silva, Shanaka de ^c   Zimbelman, James ^d   Wyrick, Danielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars, Climate; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350622965     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.06.031     Document Type: Article

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