The interior structure of Mars: Implications from SNC meteorites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E1, 1997, Pages 1613-1635

  Sohl, Frank ^a   Spohn, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; HEAT FLOW; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PLANETARY STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; SNC METEORITE;

MARS;

EID: 0030746675     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE03419     Document Type: Article

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