Geophysical constraints on the composition and structure of the Martian interior

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Sohl, Frank ^a   Schubert, Gerald ^b   Spohn, Tilman ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); MANTLE STRUCTURE; MARS;

EID: 31844437788     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002520     Document Type: Article

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