Young lava flows on the eastern flank of Ascaraeus Mons: Rheological properties derived from High Resolution Stereo Camera(HRSC) images and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter(MOLA) data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hiesinger, H ^a,b   Head, III ^a   Neukum, G ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; LAVA FLOW; MARS; RHEOLOGY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VISCOSITY; VOLCANO;

EID: 34447318053     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002717     Document Type: Article

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