Constraints on the Martian lithosphere from gravity and topography data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Belleguic, Virginie ^a,b,c   Lognonne P ^a   Wieczorek, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; MARS; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANO;

PATERA;

EID: 30144437896     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002437     Document Type: Article

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