Modeling sublimation of ice exposed by new impacts in the martian mid-latitudes

Icarus

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 716-728

  Dundas, Colin M ^a   Byrne, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ices; Impact processes; Mars, Atmosphere; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649231694     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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