Mapping Medusae Fossae Formation materials in the southern highlands of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 405-415

  Harrison, S K ^a   Balme, M R ^a   Hagermann, A ^a   Murray, J B ^a   Muller, J P ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956288148     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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