Impact-induced overland fluid flow and channelized erosion at Lyot Crater, Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Harrison, Tanya N ^a   Malin, Michael C ^a   Edgett, Kenneth S ^a   Shean, David E ^a   Kennedy, Megan R ^a   Lipkaman, Leslie J ^a   Cantor, Bruce A ^a   Posiolova, Liliya V ^a  

^a MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

FLUID FLOW; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHIC EVIDENCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; IMPACT BASINS; IMPACT EVENTS; MARS ODYSSEY; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITERS; SEISMIC ENERGY; TARGET-SUBSTRATE; THERMAL EMISSIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CRATER; FLUID FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFRARED RADIATION; MARS; MOBILIZATION; PLANETARY SURFACE; TERRAIN;

EID: 78149433696     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045074     Document Type: Article

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