History of plains resurfacing in the Scandia region of Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1128-1142

  Tanaka, Kenneth L ^a   Fortezzo, Corey M ^a   Hayward, Rosalyn K ^a   Rodriguez, J Alexis P ^b   Skinner Jr , James A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geologic mapping; Geomorphology; Mars; Photogeology; Resurfacing; Scandia region

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MAPPING; MARS; PHOTOGEOLOGY; RESURFACING; SCANDIA REGION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; GALLIUM; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SURFACES;

EID: 80051548614     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.11.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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