Structural geology of Amazonian-aged layered sedimentary deposits in southwest Candor Chasma, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 210-225

  Okubo, Chris H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars, Surface; Tectonics; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950025975     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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