Polygonal cracks in the seasonal semi-translucent CO2 ice layer in Martian polar areas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Portyankina, Ganna ^a   Pommerol, Antoine ^a   Aye, Klaus Michael ^a   Hansen, Candice J ^b   Thomas, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ICE SHEET; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLAB; TRANSPARENCY; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84857080657     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003917     Document Type: Article

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