Formation and evolution of the westernmost corona of Aphrodite Terra, Venus

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 833-841

  Ansan, V ^a   Blondel, Ph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005821712     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(96)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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