Origin of Corona-Dominated Topographic Rises on Venus

Icarus

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 100-115

  Smrekar, Suzanne E ^a   Stofan, Ellen R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona; Delamination; Gravity; Hotspots; Venus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001817966     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6090     Document Type: Article

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