SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF ROCKS ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF MARS IN HiRISE IMAGES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PHOENIX LANDING SITES
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C Figure 1: HiRISE images of (A) high (TRA_0828_2495), (B) intermediate (PSP_001501_2280) and (C) low (PSP_1589_2470) rock abundance surfaces in the northern plains. VL2 (~3 m) is in the middle of B. SIZE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF ROCKS ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF MARS IN HiRISE IMAGES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PHOENIX LANDING SITES. M. P. Golombek 1 , R. E. Arvidson 2 , T. Heet 2 , L. Barry 2 , J. R. Matijevic 1 , and A. S. McEwen 3 , 1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91109, 2 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, 3 Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007