Aeolian dunes as evidence for explosive volcanism in the tharsis region of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-114

  Edgett, Kenneth S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031281182     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5806     Document Type: Article

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