Relaxation of the Martian dichotomy boundary: Faulting in the Ismenius Region and constraints on the early evolution of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Guest, Alice ^a   Smrekar, Suzanne E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY; FAULTING; MARS; PLANETARY EVOLUTION;

EID: 31844436937     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002504     Document Type: Article

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