Unfrozen Groundwater in the Martian Cryosphere
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Jepsen, G. Olhoeft, S. Painter, J. Priscu; Dept. of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St. #400, Boulder CO 80302 (grimm@boulder.swri.edu); Dept. of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Dept. of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; Dept. of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analysis, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
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