Three-dimensional normal faulting models of the Valles Marineris, Mars, and geodynamic implications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B8, 2001, Pages 16549-16566

  Schultz, Richard A ^a   Lin, Jian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MARS; NORMAL FAULT; STRAIN ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 0034811497     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000378     Document Type: Article

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