The evolution of the martian elastic lithosphere and implications for crustal and mantle rheology

Icarus

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 503-515

  Grott, M ^a   Breuer, D ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geophysics; interior; Mars; Thermal histories

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949211490     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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