Fault-controlled Fluid Seep Potential and Surface Strength at the Isidis & Elysium Planitia Mer Sites Based on Numerical Modeling of Wrinkle Ridge Topography
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published in: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV, CD-ROM, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (2003). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) 1484.pdf
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