Constraints on the Formation of Gullies on Mars: a Possibility of the Formation of Gullies by Avalanches of Granular Co2 Ice Particles
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FORMATION OF GULLIES BY AVALANCHES OF GRANULAR CO2 ICE PARTICLES. T. Ishii, H. Miyamoto, S. Sasaki and E. Tajika, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, ([email protected]), Department of Geosystem Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Iwate 023-0861, Japan.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006