Computer-generated global map of valley networks on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Luo, Wei ^a   Stepinski, T F ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLIMATE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; MAPPING; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VALLEY;

EID: 72149125601     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003357     Document Type: Article

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