In situ analysis of ice table depth variations in the vicinity of small rocks at the Phoenix landing site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sizemore, H G ^a   Mellon, M T ^a   Searls, M L ^a   Lemmon, M T ^b   Zent, A P ^c   Heet, T L ^d   Arvidson, R E ^d   Blaney, D L ^e   Keller, H U ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ICE; PLANETARY SURFACE; ROCK MECHANICS; STEREO IMAGE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77649137539     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003414     Document Type: Article

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