Reinterpretation of Tractus Fossae region as an asymmetric rift system on Mars

Icarus

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 318-330

  Spagnuolo, Mauro G ^a   Figueredo, Patricio H ^b   Ramos, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth; Mars; Planetary dynamics; Tectonics; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949112426     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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