Rift processes at the Valles Marineris, Mars: constraints from gravity on necking and rate-dependent strength evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E5, 1998, Pages 11113-11124

  Anderson, Scott ^a   Grimm, Robert E ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFTING; TECTONICS;

MARS; VALLES MARINERIS;

EID: 0032565549     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98je00740     Document Type: Article

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