Topographic constraints on impact crater morphology on Venus from high-resolution stereo synthetic aperture radar digital elevation models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Cochrane, Christopher G ^a   Ghail, Richard C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; RADAR IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VENUS;

EID: 33745043995     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002570     Document Type: Article

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