The stratigraphy of the Amenthes region, Mars: Time limits for the formation of fluvial, volcanic and tectonic landforms

Icarus

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-152

  Erkeling, G ^a   Hiesinger, H ^a   Reiss, D ^a   Hielscher, F J ^a   Ivanov, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Climate Mars; Mars; Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052037751     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.06.041     Document Type: Article

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