Clues to the lithospheric structure of Mars from wrinkle ridge sets and localization instability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Montési, Laurent G J ^a   Zuber, Maria T ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faulting; Heat flow; Mars; Strength envelope; Wrinkle ridges

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULTING; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM;

EID: 0141453051     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001974     Document Type: Article

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