Geological history of the Tyre region of Europa: A regional perspective on Europan surface features and ice thickness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E9, 2000, Pages 22657-22669

  Kadel, Steven D ^a   Chuang, Frank C ^a   Greeley, Ronald ^a   Moore, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ICE THICKNESS; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033773245     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001203     Document Type: Review

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