Timing of formation of Beta Regio and its geodynamical implications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Vezolainen, A V ^a   Solomatov, V S ^a   Head, J W ^b   Basilevsky, A T ^c   Moresi, L N ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Beta; Modeling; Plume; Timing; Venus

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; PLUME; UPLIFT; VENUS;

EID: 0038656419     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001889     Document Type: Article

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