Geologic evolution of southern Rusalka Planitia, Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E3, 2000, Pages 6983-6995

  DeShon, Heather R ^a,b   Young, Duncan A ^a   Hansen, Vicki L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANETARY SURFACE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY; VENUS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0033773338     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001155     Document Type: Article

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