An igneous origin for features of a candidate crater-lake system in western Memnonia, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Leverington, D W ^a   Maxwell, T A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel; Craters; Terrace

Indexed keywords

CRATER LAKE; LAVA FLOW; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

EID: 4444309858     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002237     Document Type: Article

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