Detailed stratigraphy and bed thickness of the Mars north and south polar layered deposits

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Limaye, Ajay B S ^a   Aharonson, Oded ^a,b   Perron, J Taylor ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863472472     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003961     Document Type: Article

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