Groove formation on Phobos: Testing the Stickney ejecta emplacement model for a subset of the groove population

@article{Wilson2015GrooveFO,
  title={Groove formation on Phobos: Testing the Stickney ejecta emplacement model for a subset of the groove population},
  author={Lionel Wilson and James W. Head},
  journal={Planetary and Space Science},
  year={2015},
  volume={105},
  pages={26-42}
}
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