Mechanical modeling of thrust faults in the Thaumasia region, Mars, and implications for the Noachian heat flux

Icarus

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 517-526

  Grott, M ^a   Hauber, E ^a   Werner, S C ^c   Kronberg, P ^b   Neukum, G ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

interior; Mars; surface; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846273123     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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