Pattern of lobate scarps on Mercury's surface reproduced by a model of mantle convection

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-232

  King, Scott D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64949131084     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo152     Document Type: Article

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