A perchlorate brine lubricated deformable bed facilitating flow of the north polar cap of Mars: Possible mechanism for water table recharging

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Fisher, David A ^a   Hecht, Michael H ^b   Kounaves, Samuel ^c   Catling, David C ^d,e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; ICE CAP; MAGNESIUM; MARS; PERCHLORATE; RECHARGE; SLUDGE; WATER TABLE;

EID: 77749330014     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003405     Document Type: Article

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