Dikes of distinct composition intruded into Noachian-aged crust exposed in the walls of Valles Marineris

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Flahaut, Jessica ^a   Mustard, John F ^b   Quantin, Cathy ^a   Clenet, Harold ^a   Allemand, Pascal ^a   Thomas, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRATIGRAPHY;

BOTTOM WALL; CRUSTAL BLOCK; HIGH RESOLUTION DATA; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; PRISTINE MATERIALS; SURFACE OF MARS; UPPER CRUST; VALLES MARINERIS;

LEVEES;

BEDROCK; DIKE; MARS; OUTCROP; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; RIFT ZONE; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 80051478466     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048109     Document Type: Article

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