Harmakhis vallis source region, mars: Insights into the recent geothermal history based on geological mapping

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1179-1194

  Glamoclija, Mihaela ^a   Marinangeli, Lucia ^b   Komatsu, Goro ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glacial and fluvial activities; Harmakhis Vallis; Hellas; Mars; Positive geothermal anomalies; Recent geologic history

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC HISTORY; GLACIAL AND FLUVIAL ACTIVITIES; HARMAKHIS VALLIS; HELLAS; MARS; POSITIVE GEOTHERMAL ANOMALIES;

DEBRIS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 80051548429     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.09.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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