Terrestrial analogs and thermal models for Martian flood lavas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E6, 2000, Pages 15027-15049

  Keszthelyi, L ^a   McEwen, A S ^a   Thordarson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; LAVA FLOW; MARS; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0033765918     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001191     Document Type: Article

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