HiRISE observations of gas sublimation-driven activity in Mars' southern polar regions: II. Surficial deposits and their origins

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 296-310

  Thomas, N ^a   Hansen, C J ^b   Portyankina, G ^a   Russell, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars; Mars, Polar Geology; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549101532     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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