Spatial relationships between patterned ground and ground ice detected by the Neutron Spectrometer on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Mangold, N ^a   Maurice, S ^b   Feldman, W C ^c   Costard, F ^a   Forget, F ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Ground ice; Mars; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

FROZEN GROUND; MARS; PATTERNED GROUND; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 7244254463     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002235     Document Type: Article

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