Venus's shield terrain

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 808-822

  Hansen, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood lava; Mud volcano; Partial melt; Resurfacing; Shields; Venus

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EMPLACEMENCTS; SHIELD TERRAIN; VOLCANIC FLOWS; VOLCANIC ORIGIN;

CATCHMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGY; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; VISCOSITY; VOLCANOES;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

PARTIAL MELTING; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VENUS;

EID: 19344363237     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B256060.1     Document Type: Review

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