Tharsis as a consequence of Mars' dichotomy and layered mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Wenzel, Mark J ^a   Manga, Michael ^a   Jellinek, A Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYERED MANUFACTURING; SOLAR SYSTEM; THERMAL PLUMES; TOPOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

DICHOTOMY; LONGEVITY; MANTLE; THARSIS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MARS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 2542437758     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019306     Document Type: Article

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