The very early thermal state of Terra Cimmeria: Implications for magnetic carriers in the crust of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 454-459

  Ruiz, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate; Magnetic fields; Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949106686     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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