The long lava flows of Elysium Planita, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E8, 1998, Pages 19389-19400

  Mouginis Mark, Peter ^a   Yoshioka, Michelle Tatsumura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM;

EID: 0032566385     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE01126     Document Type: Article

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