
How Do Gullies Form on Mars?
Author(s) -
Sarah Stanley
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo058057
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , astrobiology , geology , earth science , archaeology , geography , physics
New orbiter data support an important role for seasonal frost—not liquid water—in the formation of Martian gullies.