Early Mars hydrology: Meridiani playa deposits and the sedimentary record of Arabia Terra

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Andrews Hanna, Jeffrey C ^a   Zuber, Maria T ^b   Arvidson, Raymond E ^c   Wiseman, Sandra M ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954467679     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003485     Document Type: Article

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