Major episodes of geologic history of Isidis Planitia on Mars

Icarus

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-46

  Ivanov, M A ^a,b   Hiesinger, H ^b   Erkeling, G ^b   Hielscher, F J ^b   Reiss, D ^b  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cratering; Geological processes; Mars, Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855790197     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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