Geology of the Martian crustal dichotomy boundary: Age, modifications, and implications for modeling efforts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Irwin, Rossman P ^a,b   Watters, Thomas R ^c  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CRATER; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ELEVATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MARS; NORMAL FAULT; PLANETARY SURFACE; TRANSITION ZONE;

HESPERIA;

EID: 78649542947     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003658     Document Type: Article

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