Regional-scale stratigraphy of surface units in Tyrrhena and Iapygia Terrae, Mars: Insights into highland crustal evolution and alteration history

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Rogers, A Deanne ^a   Fergason, Robin L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INERTIA; MARS; OLIVINE; PLANETARY SURFACE; PYROXENE; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 80052040550     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003772     Document Type: Article

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