The mechanical and thermal structure of Mercury's early lithosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 37-1-37-4

  Watters, Thomas R ^a   Schultz, Richard A ^b   Robinson, Mark S ^c   Cook, Anthony C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; ISOTHERMS; MERCURY (METAL); MOON; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

LITHOSPHERE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

LITHOSPHERE; MERCURY (PLANET); PLANETARY SURFACE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 0036624220     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014308     Document Type: Article

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