Numerical models of Martian mantle evolution induced by magmatism and solid-state convection beneath stagnant lithosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Ogawa, Masaki ^a   Yanagisawa, Takatoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; MARS; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 80052319496     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003777     Document Type: Article

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