Candidate subglacial volcanoes in the South polar region of Mars: Morphology, morphometry, and eruption conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Ghatan, Gil J ^a   Head III , James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsa Argentea Formation; Hesperian; Mars; South polar; Subglacial volcanism

Indexed keywords

MARS; MORPHOMETRY; PLANETARY LANDFORM; POLAR REGION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0037173899     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001519     Document Type: Article

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