Evidence for an 800 km Diameter Impact Structure in Meridiani Planum and Associated Channels and Basins: A Connection with the Origin of the Hematite Deposits?Topographic evidence for the existence of an early 800 km diameter multi-ringed impact structure, and evidence for fluvial and lacustrine environments in Meridiani Planum suggests a connection with the origin of the hematite deposits present in the region.
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20030111578
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Conference Paper
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Newsom, H. E. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Barber, C. A. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Schelble, R. T. (University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Hare, T. M. (Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Feldman, W. C. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Sutherland, V. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Gordon, H. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Thorsos, I. E. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Livingston, A. (Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Inst. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Lewis, K. (Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Inst. Albuquerque, NM, United States)