Latitude dependence of Martian pedestal craters: Evidence for a sublimation-driven formation mechanism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Kadish, Seth J ^a   Barlow, Nadine G ^b   Head, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CRATER; LATITUDE; MARS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SUBLIMATION;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 72149130258     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003318     Document Type: Article

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