Structural and Kinematic Analysis of Eastern Ovda Regio, Venus: Implications for Crustal Plateau Formation

Icarus

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-136

  Ghent, Rebecca ^a   Hansen, Vicki ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal plateaus; Ovda Regio; Ribbons; Structure; Tessera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000557013     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6085     Document Type: Article

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