Stratigraphic sequence and ages of volcanic units in the Gruithuisen region of the moon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Wagner, R ^a   Head, J W ^b   Wolf, U ^a   Neukum, G ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crater size frequency distribution; Impact cratering chronology; Lunar volcanism; Stratigraphy; Volcanic dome

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT; LUNAR CRUST; MOON; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0037176055     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001844     Document Type: Article

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