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- Eric J. Kolb and Kenneth L. Tanaka (2001). "Geologic History of the Polar Regions of Mars Based on Mars Global Surveyor Data II. Amazonian Period". Icarus. 154 (1): 22–39. doi:10.1006/icar.2001.6676.
- Tanaka KL, Kolb EJ (2001). "Geologic history of the polar regions of Mars based on Mars global surveyor data I. Noachian and Hesperian Periods". Icarus. 154 (1): 3–21. doi:10.1006/icar.2001.6675.
- Tanaka KL (2005). "Geology and insolation-driven climatic history of Amazonian north polar materials on Mars". Nature. 437 (7061): 991–994. doi:10.1038/nature04065.
- Fishbaugh KE, Hvidberg CS (2006). "Martian north polar layered deposits stratigraphy: Implications for accumulation rates and flow". Journal Geophysical Research - Planets. 111: E06012. doi:10.1029/2005JE002571.
Might be good additional ref?--Stone 12:37, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
- On closer investigation, that whole issue of Icarus is devoted to the polar caps of Mars. Downloading... MER-C 04:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Composition edit
Other then ice, what is the composition of the polar plains? If Mars was to be, say, terraformed, would Planum Boreum just melt? Or is there a "continent" below the ice? T.Neo (talk contribs review me ) 09:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)