Migration of Tharsis volcanism on Mars caused by differential rotation of the lithosphere

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Zhong, Shijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 62549131294     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo392     Document Type: Article

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