Morphology and origin of an evaporitic dome in the eastern Tithonium Chasma, Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 847-857

  Baioni, Davide ^a   Wezel, Forese Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evaporitic dome; Karst landforms; Mars; Planetary geology; Tithonium Chasma

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITIC DOME; IMPACT CRATERS; LIQUID WATER; MARS; MELTING ICE; PLANETARY GEOLOGY; ROCK LAYERS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SULPHATES; SURFACE FEATURE;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

DOMES;

EID: 77949339401     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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