Spatial and alignment analyses for a field of small volcanic vents south of Pavonis Mons and implications for the Tharsis province, Mars

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Bleacher, Jacob E ^a   Glaze, Lori S ^a   Greeley, Ronald ^b   Hauber, Ernst ^c   Baloga, Stephen M ^d   Sakimoto, Susan E H ^e   Williams, David A ^b   Glotch, Timothy D ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d Proxemy Research Inc   (United States)

^e University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^f STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alignment; Arsia; Ascraeus; Mars; nearest neighbor; Pavonis; spatial; statistics; Tharsis; Tharsis Montes; two point azimuth

Indexed keywords

ARSIA; ASCRAEUS; MARS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR; PAVONIS; SPATIAL; THARSIS; THARSIS MONTES; TWO-POINT AZIMUTH;

TECTONICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANOES;

ALIGNMENT;

EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 67650369983     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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