Possible role of brines in the darkening and flow-like features on the Martian polar dunes based on HiRISE images

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1413-1427

  Kereszturi, A ^a,c   Mohlmann D ^b   Berczi, Sz ^a,c   Horvath, A ^a,c,d   Sik, A ^a,c   Szathmary, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d KONKOLY OBSERVATORY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brine; Dune; Ice; Mars; Surface; Water

Indexed keywords

BRINE FORMATION; DARK FEATURES; DARK SPOTS; DUNE; FLOW FEATURES; ICE BLOCKS; IN-SITU; MARS; PHASE CHANGE; REFREEZING; SOLAR INSOLATION; SURFACE OF MARS; TEMPERATURE VALUES; TIME-SCALES;

BRINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE PROBLEMS; LIQUIDS; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACES; WATER;

ICE;

EID: 80052844337     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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