The mountains of Io: Global and geological perspectives from Voyager and Galileo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E12, 2001, Pages 33201-33222

  Schenk, Paul ^a   Hargitai, Henrik ^b   Wilson, Ronda ^a   McEwen, Alfred ^c   Thomas, Peter ^d  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GALILEO MISSION; IO; JUPITER; MOUNTAIN REGION; PLANETARY SATELLITE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0035718966     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001408     Document Type: Review

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