An analysis of sinuous ridges in the southern Argyre Planitia, Mars using HiRISE and CTX images and MOLA data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Banks, Maria E ^a   Lang, Nicholas P ^d   Kargel, Jeffrey S ^b   McEwen, Alfred S ^b   Baker, Victor R ^b   Grant, John A ^c   Pelletier, Jon D ^a   Strom, Robert G ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; IMAGERY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SLOPE;

EID: 72049105094     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003244     Document Type: Article

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