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Kadish, Seth J., Head, James W., Barlow, Nadine G., Marchant, David R. (2008) Martian pedestal craters: Marginal sublimation pits implicate a climate-related formation mechanism. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (16) doi:10.1029/2008gl034990

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TitleMartian pedestal craters: Marginal sublimation pits implicate a climate-related formation mechanism
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
AuthorsKadish, Seth J.Author
Head, James W.Author
Barlow, Nadine G.Author
Marchant, David R.Author
Year2008 (August 21)Volume35
Issue16
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOIdoi:10.1029/2008gl034990Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceKadish, Seth J., Head, James W., Barlow, Nadine G., Marchant, David R. (2008) Martian pedestal craters: Marginal sublimation pits implicate a climate-related formation mechanism. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (16) doi:10.1029/2008gl034990
Plain TextKadish, Seth J., Head, James W., Barlow, Nadine G., Marchant, David R. (2008) Martian pedestal craters: Marginal sublimation pits implicate a climate-related formation mechanism. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (16) doi:10.1029/2008gl034990
In(2008, August) Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 35 (16) American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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