Spectral evidence of volcanic cryptodomes on the northern plains of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-156

  Farrand, William H ^a   Lane, Melissa D ^b   Edwards, Benjamin R ^c   Aileen Yingst, R ^b  

^a Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars, Surface; Spectroscopy; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650944310     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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