Geomorphic and geologic settings of the Phoenix Lander mission landing site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Heet, T L ^a   Arvidson, R E ^a   Cull, S C ^a   Mellon, M T ^b   Seelos, K D ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; CRYOTURBATION; DUST; EJECTA; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMPACT; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE MISSION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WIND VELOCITY;

PATERA;

EID: 72149121108     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003416     Document Type: Article

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