Noachian-Hesperian geologic history of the Echus Chasma and Kasei Valles system on Mars: New data and interpretations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 294, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 256-271

  Chapman, Mary G ^a   Neukum, Gerhard ^b   Dumke, Alexander ^b   Michael, Greg ^b   van Gasselt, Stephan ^b   Kneissl, Thomas ^b   Zuschneid, Wilhelm ^b   Hauber, Ernst ^c   Ansan, Veronique ^d   Mangold, Nicolas ^d   Masson, Philippe ^e  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Chasma; Dendritic; Hyperconcentrated; Tindar; Valles

Indexed keywords

ASH DEPOSITS; DATA SETS; GEOLOGIC HISTORY; GLACIAL ACTIVITY; NEAR-SURFACE; NEW HIGH; STUDY AREAS; THARSIS; TIME PERIODS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

DENDRIMERS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

GALLIUM;

DATA SET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MARS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SURFACE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

HESPERIA;

EID: 77953290580     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.032     Document Type: Article

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