Gravity evidence for an extinct magma chamber beneath Syrtis Major, Mars: A look at the magmatic plumbing system

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-361

  Kiefer, Walter S ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity anomaly; Lithosphere; Magma chamber; Mars; Syrtis Major

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGMA CHAMBER; MARS; SHIELD VOLCANO;

EID: 2442682011     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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