Evidence for multiple ice deposits on the northeastern rim of Hellas basin, Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 294, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 321-331

  Kostama, V P ^a   Ivanov, M A ^a,b   Raitala, J ^a   Tormanen T ^a   Korteniemi, J ^a   Neukum, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dao Vallis; Harmakhis Vallis; Hellas basin; Ice deposit; Mars; Niger Vallis; Outflow channel; Valles

Indexed keywords

BEARING MATERIALS; CONFINING LAYERS; FLOW OF LIQUIDS; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; HESPERIA; ICE DEPOSIT; KEY FEATURE; LAVA FLOWS; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; NIGER; OUTFLOW CHANNEL; SMALL CHANNELS; SOURCE AREA; SUBSURFACE WATERS; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; VOLCANIC DEPOSITS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES;

ICE;

CANYON; MARS; MELTING; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

HESPERIA;

EID: 77949549970     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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