Explosive lava-water interactions in Elysium Planitia, Mars: Geologic and thermodynamic constraints on the formation of the Tartarus Colles cone groups

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Hamilton, Christopher W ^a   Fagents, Sarah A ^a   Wilson, Lionel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LAVA; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 77957583434     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003546     Document Type: Article

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