Early plate tectonics versus single-plate tectonics on Mars: Evidence from magnetic field history and crust evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Breuer, D ^a   Spohn, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crust formation; Magnetic field generation; Mantle differentiaiton; Mantle dynamics; Mars; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MANTLE; MARS; PLATE TECTONICS;

EID: 0344553299     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001999     Document Type: Article

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