Gravity fields of the terrestrial planets: Long‐wavelength anomalies and tectonics

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 27-76

  Phillips, Roger J ^a   Lambeck, Kurt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONNECTING MEDIA; EARTH; GRAVITY FIELDS; MARS; MOON; PLANETS; TECTONIC PROCESSES; VENUS;

ASTROPHYSICS; GEOLOGY - TECTONICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

EID: 0018911568     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/RG018i001p00027     Document Type: Review

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