Amazonian geologic history of the Echus Chasma and Kasei Valles system on Mars: New data and interpretations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 294, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 238-255

  Chapman, Mary G ^a   Neukum, Gerhard ^b   Dumke, Alexander ^b   Michael, Greg ^b   van Gasselt, Stephan ^b   Kneissl, Thomas ^b   Zuschneid, Wilhelm ^b   Hauber, Ernst ^c   Mangold, Nicolas ^d  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Anastomosing; Chasma; Dendritic; Permafrost; Valles

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSING; DATA SETS; FLOOD WATERS; FLOW SURFACES; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; GLACIAL ACTIVITY; NEAR-SURFACE; NEW HIGH; STUDY AREAS; TIME PERIODS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

DENDRIMERS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PERMAFROST; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

GALLIUM;

CRATER; DATA SET; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING METHOD; MARS; PERMAFROST; PLANETARY SURFACE; STRATIGRAPHY;

HESPERIA;

EID: 77953288389     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.034     Document Type: Article

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