Constraints on the origin and evolution of Iani Chaos, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Warner, Nicholas H ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev ^a   Kim, Jung Rack ^b,f   Muller, Jan Peter ^c   Le Corre, Lucille ^c   Morley, Jeremy ^d   Lin, Shih Yuan ^e   McGonigle, Chris ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ziin Consulting   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARS; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; TERRAIN;

AMAZONIA;

HESPERIA;

EID: 79959644387     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003787     Document Type: Article

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