Impact cratering in H2O-bearing targets on Mars: Thermal field under craters as starting conditions for hydrothermal activity

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 601-619

  Ivanov, Boris A ^a,b   Pierazzo, Elisabetta ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 79954531363     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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