Differential subsidence and rebound in response to changes in water loading on Mars: Possible effects on the geometry of ancient shorelines

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Leverington, D W ^a   Ghent, R R ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Isostasy; Lake; Loading; Mars; Ocean; Shoreline

Indexed keywords

ISOSTASY; MARS; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SHORELINE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 2342598999     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002141     Document Type: Article

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