Global Distribtution of Bedrock and the Nature of the Upper Martian Crust
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C. S. Edwards, J. L. Bandfield, P. R. Christensen, and R. L. Fergason. Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Mars Space Flight Facility, PO BOX 876305, Tempe, AZ, 85287-6305. [email protected], University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Johnson Hall 070, Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195-1310. USGS Astrogeology Research Program, Flagstaff Field Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ, 86001.
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