Formation of Beta Regio, Venus: Results from measuring strain

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E1, 1999, Pages 1917-1927

  Rathbun, Julie A ^a   Janes, Daniel M ^b   Squyres, Steven W ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFTING; STRAIN; VENUS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0032969387     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900026     Document Type: Article

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