Characterization of fluvial activity in Parana Valles using different age-dating techniques

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 686-698

  Bouley, S ^a,b,c   Craddock, R A ^a   Mangold, N ^c   Ansan, V ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952585203     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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