Yardangs in terrestrial ignimbrites: Synergistic remote and field observations on Earth with applications to Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-471

  de Silva, S L ^a   Bailey, J E ^b   Mandt, K E ^c   Viramonte, J M ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes; Ignimbrites; Mars analog; Yardangs

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CAPPING LAYER; CENTRAL ANDES; COMMON FEATURES; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; IGNIMBRITES; MARS ANALOGS; MEDUSAE; VARIABLE MATERIAL PROPERTY; VERTICAL WALL;

EXCAVATION; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE DROP;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 76349105283     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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