Rock types of South Pole-Aitken basin and extent of basaltic volcanism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E11, 2001, Pages 28001-28022

  Pieters, C M ^a   Head III, J W ^a   Gaddis, L ^b   Jolliff, B ^c   Duke, M ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BASIN EVOLUTION; LUNAR CRUST; MINERALOGY; MOON; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0035674856     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001414     Document Type: Article

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