Constraints on ripple migration at Meridiani Planum from opportunity and HiRISE observations of fresh craters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Golombek, M ^a   Robinson, K ^b   McEwen, A ^c   Bridges, N ^d   Ivanov, B ^e   Tornabene, L ^c   Sullivan, R ^f  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; RIPPLE;

EID: 78249254517     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003628     Document Type: Article

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