Development of Large Volcanoes on Venus: Constraints from Sif, Gula, and Kunapipi Montes

Icarus

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-95

  Stofan, Ellen R ^a,b   Guest, John E ^b   Copp, Duncan L ^b  

^a Proxemy Research Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Surface; Venus; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012220592     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6633     Document Type: Article

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