HiRISE observations of gas sublimation-driven activity in Mars' southern polar regions: III. Models of processes involving translucent ice

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 311-320

  Portyankina, Ganna ^a   Markiewicz, Wojciech J ^b   Thomas, Nicolas ^a   Hansen, Candice J ^c   Milazzo, Moses ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ices; Mars; Mars, Polar caps; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549118362     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.08.029     Document Type: Article

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