New evidence for a magmatic influence on the origin of Valles Marineris, Mars

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 12-27

  Dohm, James M ^a   Williams, Jean Pierre ^b   Anderson, Robert C ^b,c   Ruiz, Javier ^d   McGuire, Patrick C ^e   Komatsu, Goro ^f   Davila, Alfonso F ^g   Ferris, Justin C ^h   Schulze Makuch, Dirk ⁱ   Baker, Victor R ^a   Boynton, William V ^a   Fairén, Alberto G ^g   Hare, Trent M ^h   Miyamoto, Hirdy ^j   Tanaka, Kennth L ^h   Wheelock, Shawn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^g NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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Author keywords

canyon system; life; magma; Mars; plume; superplume; Tharsis; Valles Marineris; water

Indexed keywords

CANYON SYSTEM; LIFE; MAGMA; MARS; PLUME; SUPERPLUME; THARSIS; VALLES MARINERIS;

ORE DEPOSITS; TECTONICS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MARS; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

EID: 67650423127     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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