The SNC meteorites: Basaltic igneous processes on Mars

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-251

  Bridges, J C ^a,b   Warren, P H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LAVA FLOW; MARS; SNC METEORITE;

EID: 33644783756     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-501     Document Type: Article

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