Emplacement of the youngest flood lava on Mars: A short, turbulent story

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 230-243

  Jaeger, W L ^a   Keszthelyi, L P ^a   Skinner Jr , J A ^a   Milazzo, M P ^a   McEwen, A S ^b   Titus, T N ^a   Rosiek, M R ^a   Galuszka, D M ^a   Howington Kraus, E ^a   Kirk, R L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars, Surface; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549110270     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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