Inverted fluvial features in the Aeolis-Zephyria Plana, western Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars: Evidence for post-formation modification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Lefort, Alexandra ^a   Burr, Devon M ^a   Beyer, Ross A ^b,c   Howard, Alan D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; DISPLACEMENT; FLUVIAL PROCESS; MARS; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

HESPERIA; HYDROIDA;

EID: 84858806293     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE004008     Document Type: Article

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