Relative timing of crustal plateau magmatism and tectonism at Tellus Regio, Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E7, 2000, Pages 17655-17667

  Banks, Brian K ^a,b,c   Hansen, Vicki L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Law Eng and Environ Services Inc   (United States)

^c Law Eng and Environ Services Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MAGMATISM; TECTONICS; VENUS;

EID: 0033766023     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001205     Document Type: Article

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