HiRISE views enigmatic deposits in the Sirenum Fossae region of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-63

  Grant, John A ^a   Wilson, Sharon A ^a   Noe Dobrea, Eldar ^b   Fergason, Robin L ^c   Griffes, Jennifer L ^d   Moore, Jeffery M ^e   Howard, Alan D ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549106078     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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