Reconstructing the distribution and depositional history of the sedimentary deposits of Arabia Terra, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-330

  Zabrusky, Kelsey ^a   Andrews Hanna, Jeffrey C ^a   Wiseman, Sandra M ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars; Mars, Surface; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862653723     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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