HiRISE observations of gas sublimation-driven activity in Mars' southern polar regions: I. Erosion of the surface

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 283-295

  Hansen, C J ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Portyankina, G ^a   McEwen, A ^a   Becker, T ^a   Byrne, S ^a   Herkenhoff, K ^a   Kieffer, H ^a   Mellon, M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars, Polar caps

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549107356     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.07.021     Document Type: Article

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