Observations from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE): Martian dust devils in Gusev and Russell craters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Verba, Circe A ^a,b   Geissler, Paul E ^a   Titus, Timothy N ^a   Waller, Devin ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DUST DEVIL; FROST; IMAGING METHOD; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE MISSION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 77956537401     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003498     Document Type: Article

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