Internal crater modification on Venus: Recognizing crater-centered volcanism by changes in floor morphometry and floor brightness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E9, 1999, Pages 21957-21977

  Wichman, Robert W ^a,b  

^a Global Business Leadership Department   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT; VENUS;

EID: 16644369879     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1997JE000428     Document Type: Article

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