Geologic history of the Mead impact basin, Venus

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-14

  Herrick, Robert R ^a   Sharpton, Virgil L ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRATER; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; HISTORICAL RECORD; IMPACT STRUCTURE; RADAR; VENUS; CRATER FORMATION; IMPACT BASIN; RELAXATION; THERMAL COOLING; VISCOUS RELAXATION; VOLCANISM;

BAY OF CAMPECHE; CHICXULUB CRATER; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN; CHICXULUB; MEAD BASIN; MEAD IMPACT BASIN; MEXICO; VENUS;

CRATER FORMATION; FLAT SURFACES; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; THERMAL COOLING; TOPOGRAPHIC DATA; TRANSIENT CAVITIES; VISCOUS RELAXATION; VOLCANIC FLOWS;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 0029730846     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0011:GHOTMI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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