A new dry hypothesis for the formation of martian linear gullies

Icarus

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 526-537

  Diniega, S ^a   Hansen, C J ^b   McElwaine, J N ^b,c   Hugenholtz, C H ^d,e   Dundas, C M ^f   McEwen, A S ^g   Bourke, M C ^b,h  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Ices; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877885202     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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