High heat flux on ancient Mars: Evidence from rift flank uplift at Coracis Fossae

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Grott, Matthias ^a   Hauber, E ^a   Werner, S C ^b   Kronberg, P ^c   Neukum, G ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HEAT FLUX; POISSON RATIO; STRESSES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CORACIS FOSSAE RIFT VALLEY; RIFT BOUNDING FAULTS; RIFT FLANK UPLIFT;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

HEAT FLUX; MARS;

EID: 29344466940     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023894     Document Type: Article

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