Utopia Basin, Mars: Characterization of topography and morphology and assessment of the origin and evolution of basin internal structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23209-23230

  Thomson, Bradley J ^a   Head III, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035198645     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001355     Document Type: Article

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