Explosive volcanism in the Tharsis region: Global evidence in the Martian geologic record

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Hynek, Brian M ^a   Phillips, Roger J ^a   Arvidson, Raymond E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Layered deposits; Mars; Particle transport; Plinian; Tharsis; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAYERED MEDIUM; MARS; PARTICLE MOTION; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0348226323     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002062     Document Type: Article

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