No-rainfall Origin of Melas Chasma Valley Networks by Salt Dehydration: Numerical Thermal Model
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NUMERICAL THERMAL MODEL. J.S. Kargel, R. Furfaro, J.A.P. Rodriguez, P. Candelaria, O. PrietoBallesteros, G.M. Marion, J. Crowley, and S. Hook, Department of Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, [email protected], Deprtment of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, CAB-INTA-CSIC, Madrid, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.
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