A numerical study of a mantle plume beneath the Tharsis Rise: Reconciling dynamic uplift and lithospheric support models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Redmond, Hannah L ^a   King, Scott D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle convection; Mantle plume; Tharsis Rise

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

EID: 11144283505     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JE002228     Document Type: Article

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