Orbital observations of contemporary dune activity in Endeavor crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Chojnacki, Matthew ^a   Burr, Devon M ^a   Moersch, Jeffrey E ^a   Michaels, Timothy I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DUNE FIELD; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79954558420     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003675     Document Type: Article

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