Characteristics of lunar mare deposits in Smythii and Marginis basins: implications for magma transport mechanisms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E5, 1998, Pages 11135-11158

  Yingst, R Aileen ^a   Head III, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA;

MOON;

EID: 0032565567     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE00736     Document Type: Article

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