New Insight on the Origin of Spiral Troughs in Martian Polar Ice Caps
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Zeng, Hongjie Xie, Stuart Birnbaum, Lilin Liu , Weiran Yang 4 , Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, 78249, U.S.A., [email protected], Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P.R.China, [email protected], Space Center, China University of Geosciences, Tectonomechanical Research Center, China University of Geosciences
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