Geology of the Thaumasia region, Mars: Plateau development, valley origins, and magmatic evolution

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 411-431

  Dohm, James M ^a   Tanaka, Kenneth L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 11544285187     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(98)00141-x     Document Type: Article

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