Strike-slip fault evolution on Europa: Evidence from tailcrack geometries

Icarus

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 582-602

  Kattenhorn, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Surfaces, satellite; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144311226     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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