Geology of Lofn Crater, Callisto

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E2, 2001, Pages 3261-3273

  Greeley, Ronald ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLISTO; CRATER; GALILEO MISSION; GEOLOGY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0035089191     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001262     Document Type: Article

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