Understanding the density evolution of any ice deposits on the martian north polar residual cap is key to understanding whether the cap contains a climate record in the form of occluded samples of past atmospheres. We present a physical model for densification of water ice deposits on the cap due to
North polar deposits of Mars: Extreme purity of the water ice
✍ Scribed by Grima, Cyril; Kofman, Wlodek; Mouginot, Jérémie; Phillips, Roger J.; Hérique, Alain; Biccari, Daniela; Seu, Roberto; Cutigni, Marco
- Book ID
- 118664958
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1944-8007
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