Formation and evolution of Lakshmi Planum, Venus: Assessment of models using observations from geological mapping

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1949-1966

  Ivanov, M A ^a,b   Head III, J W ^b  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lakshmi Planum; Modes of origin; Venus

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; LANDFORMS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

DOWNWELLING; FOCAL POINTS; GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPINGS; LAKSHMI PLANUM; LONG TIMES; MAJOR EVENTS; MANTLE DIAPIRS; MODES OF ORIGIN; MOUNTAIN BELTS; MOUNTAIN RANGES; OPPOSITE TRENDS; RIFT ZONES; RIGID BLOCKS; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS; SYMMETRICAL STRUCTURES; UP-WELLING; VENUS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

FORECASTING;

EID: 55949099547     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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