Formation, erosion and exposure of Early Amazonian dikes, dike swarms and possible subglacial eruptions in the Elysium Rise/Utopia Basin Region, Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 294, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 424-439

  Pedersen, G B M ^a   Head, J W ^b   Wilson, L ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dike; Dike swarms; Elysium; Mars; Subglacial volcanism; Utopia Basin

Indexed keywords

CROSS-CUTTING; DIFFERENT TERRAINS; DIKE SWARMS; EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOW UNIT; LINEAR RIDGES; LOCAL STRESS; LONG DISTANCES; TRANSITION ZONES;

LEVEES;

DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; EOLIAN PROCESS; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MARS; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 77953290646     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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