Distribution, Origin, Stability and Habitability of Ground Ice in University Valley, Dry Valleys of Antarctica: Analogue to Ground Ice Conditions on Mars
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VALLEY, DRY VALLEYS OF ANTARCTICA: ANALOGUE TO GROUND ICE CONDITIONS ON MARS. D. Lacelle, A. Davila, B., Faucher, D. Fisher, A. Jackson, C. Lapalme, W. Pollard, C.P. McKay. Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada ([email protected]), Department of Geography, McGill Univrersity, Montreal, Canada, SETI Institute, Mountain View, USA; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; NASA Ames, Mountain View, USA.
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