Estimates of Martian crustal thickness from viscous relaxation of topography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E3, 2001, Pages 5085-5098

  Nimmo, F ^a,b,c   Stevenson, D J ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ISOSTASY; MARS; RELAXATION; RHEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0242574918     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001331     Document Type: Article

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