Redefinition of the crater-density and absolute-age boundaries for the chronostratigraphic system of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 603-607

  Werner, S C ^a   Tanaka, K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cratering; Geological processes; Mars; Mars, surface; Moon

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052538452     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.07.024     Document Type: Article

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