A chronology of early Mars climatic evolution from impact crater degradation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Mangold, N ^a   Adeli, S ^a,b   Conway, S ^a   Ansan, V ^a   Langlais, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SURFACE;

HESPERIA;

EID: 84859886400     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE004005     Document Type: Article

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