Impact constraints on, and a chronology for, major events in early Mars history

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Frey, Herbert V ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS;

EID: 33846513473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002449     Document Type: Article

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