Comparisons are made using two forms of high-resolution images as well as additional alimetery and thermal inertia data sets from satellites orbiting Mars. The previous research project was conducted for the Lunar and Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program, and took place at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, under the advisement of Dr. Carlton Allen, Astromaterials Curator, where Lisa Korn had a summer internship. slbkm12@yahoo.com.
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