Mapping Utopia Planitia: Morphometric and Geomorphologic Mapping at a Regional Scale
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REGIONAL SCALE. R. D. Capitan, G. R. Osinski, M. J. Van De Wiel, M. Kerrigan, N. Barry, S. Blain, Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7 ([email protected]), 2 Dept. of Earth Sciences/Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7, Dept. of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2.
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