A plume tectonics model for the Tharsis province, Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1499-1546

  Mège, Daniel ^a   Masson, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

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EID: 0000526767     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(96)00113-4     Document Type: Article

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