Timing of the Martian core dynamo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Arkani Hamed, Jafar ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core dynamo of Mars; Impact demagnetization of Martian crust; Mars magnetic field; Polar wander of Mars; Tharsis bulge of Mars; Thaumasia plateau of Mars

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMO; MARS; PLANETARY ROTATION;

EID: 18744427323     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002195     Document Type: Article

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