Role of impact excavation in distributing clays over Noachian surfaces

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Barnhart, C J ^a   Nimmo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CRATER; EJECTA; EXCAVATION; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 79251608513     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003629     Document Type: Article

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