Plate tectonics on the terrestrial planets

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 61-74

  van Thienen, P ^a   Vlaar, N J ^a   van den Berg, A P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Mars; Oceanic lithosphere; Plate tectonics; Terrestrial planets; Venus

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; GRAVIMETRY; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PLATE TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1842420490     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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