Magma generation on Mars constrained from an40Ar degassing model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 101, Issue E3, 1996, Pages 7543-7554

  Tajika, Eiichi ^a   Sasaki, Sho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40; DEGASSING HISTORY; MAGMA GENERATION; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANISM;

MARS;

EID: 0029728792     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JE03863     Document Type: Article

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