Self-affine behavior of Martian topography at kilometer scale from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data
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Topography of the northern hemisphere of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001883