Evolution of periglacial landforms in the ancient mountain range of the Thaumasia Highlands, Mars

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 356, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-85

  Rossi, Angelo Pio ^a,b   van Gasselt, Stephan ^c   Pondrelli, Monica ^d   Dohm, James ^e,f   Hauber, Ernst ^g   Dumke, Alexander ^c   Zegers, Tanja ^h   Neukum, Gerhard ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; MOUNTAIN REGION; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; ROCK GLACIER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VALLEY FILL;

EID: 80053935454     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP356.5     Document Type: Article

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