Martian wrinkle ridge topography: Evidence for subsurface faults from MOLA

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23811-23821

  Golombek, M P ^a   Anderson, F S ^a   Zuber, M T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; GLOBAL SURVEYOR MISSION; MARS; THRUST FAULT; WRINKLE RIDGE;

EID: 0035198627     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001308     Document Type: Article

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