Small-scale models of multiring basins

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E7, 1999, Pages 16501-16514

  Allemand, Pascal ^a   Thomas, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLISTO; GANYMEDE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERE; MOON; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN;

EID: 17444451137     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE900008     Document Type: Article

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