Evolved lavas on Mars? Observations from southwest Arsia Mons and Sabancaya volcano, Peru

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Warner, Nicholas H ^a   Gregg, Tracy K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsia Mons; Basalt andesite; Lava flows; Lava folds; Mars

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; RHEOLOGY; VOLCANO;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1142306020     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001969     Document Type: Article

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