The potential role of non-Newtonian rheology in the resurfacing of Venus

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-514

  Weinstein, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TECTONICS;

IMPACT CRATERING; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-NEWTONIAN RHEOLOGY; PHASE CHANGE; STRESS LEVELS; TECTONIC ACTIVITY;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

VENUSIA;

AVALANCHE; CRATERING; LITHOSPHERE; NON-NEWTONIAN RHEOLOGY; RESURFACING; TECTONICS;

VENUS;

EID: 0029770338     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00387     Document Type: Article

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