The early martian evolution-Constraints from basin formation ages

Icarus

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Werner, S C ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cratering; Mars; Moon; surface; surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049092555     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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