Growth of the hemispheric dichotomy and the cessation of plate tectonics on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Lenardic, A ^a   Nimmo, F ^b   Moresi, L ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hemispheric dichotomy; Mantle convection; Rheology; Thermal evolution

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MANTLE CONVECTION; MARS; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 2342589379     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002172     Document Type: Article

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