Thermal contraction crack polygons on Mars: A synthesis from HiRISE, Phoenix, and terrestrial analog studies

Icarus

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 229-252

  Levy, Joseph S ^a   Marchant, David R ^b   Head, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Ices; Mars; Mars, Polar Geology; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949104636     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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