Evidence for paleolakes in Erythraea Fossa, Mars: Implications for an ancient hydrological cycle

Icarus

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-115

  Buhler, Peter B ^a   Fassett, Caleb I ^b   Head, James W ^b   Lamb, Michael P ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars; Mars, Climate; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955155751     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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