Geologic constraints on crustal plateau surface histories, Venus: The lava pond and bolide impact hypotheses

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Hansen, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLATEAU; VENUS;

VENUSIA;

EID: 34249826147     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002714     Document Type: Article

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