Early hydrous melting and degassing of the Martian interior

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Médard, Etienne ^a   Grove, Timothy L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; DEGASSING; MANTLE; MARS; MELTING; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; SERPENTINE; SNC METEORITE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 34547890057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002742     Document Type: Article

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