Large-scale fault kinematic analysis in Noctis Labyrinthus (Mars)

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 215-222

  Bistacchi, Nicola ^a   Massironi, Matteo ^a   Baggio, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Noctis Labyrinthus; Tectonics; Transtension; Valles Marineris

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CAMERAS; DEFORMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DEM); TRANSTENSION;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345869882     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2003.08.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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