The search for current geologic activity on Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E9, 2000, Pages 22579-22597

  Phillips, Cynthia B ^a   McEwen, Alfred S ^a   Hoppa, Gregory V ^a   Fagents, Sarah A ^b   Greeley, Ronald ^b   Klemaszewski, James E ^b   Pappalardo, Robert T ^c   Klaasen, Kenneth P ^d   Breneman, H Herbert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MAPPING; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0033764987     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001139     Document Type: Article

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