Evidence for rapid regional plains emplacement on Venus from the population of volcanically embayed impact craters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E10, 1999, Pages 24121-24139

  Collins, G C ^a   Head, J W ^a   Basilevsky, A T ^b   Ivanov, M A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; VENUS;

EID: 0033604176     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001041     Document Type: Article

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