Deep-water polygonal fault systems as terrestrial analogs for large-scale Martian polygonal terrains

GSA Today

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4-9

  Moscardelli, Lorena ^a   Dooley, Tim ^a   Dunlap, Dallas ^a   Jackson, Martin ^a   Wood, Lesli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DEEP WATER; FAULT; MARS; MODELING; PERMAFROST; POLYGON; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TERRAIN; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

HESPERIA;

EID: 84865215656     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GSATG147A.1     Document Type: Article

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