Venus: Crater distribution and plains resurfacing models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E6, 1998, Pages 13635-13642

  Hauck II, Steven A ^a   Phillips, Roger J ^a   Price, Maribeth H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 1542680539     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE00400     Document Type: Article

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