Thermal history of Mars inferred from orbital geochemistry of volcanic provinces

Nature

Volumn 472, Issue 7343, 2011, Pages 338-341

  Baratoux, David ^a   Toplis, Michael J ^a   Monnereau, Marc ^a   Gasnault, Olivier ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MAGMATISM; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROMETER; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY; LITHOSPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANO;

EID: 79955465684     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09903     Document Type: Article

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