Surface morphology and origin of outflow channels in the valles marineris region

Megaflooding on Earth and Mars

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 172-193

  Coleman, Neil M ^a   Baker, Victor R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 76749132922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511635632.009     Document Type: Chapter

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