A unique volcanic field in Tharsis, Mars: Pyroclastic cones as evidence for explosive eruptions

Icarus

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-99

  Broz P ^a   Hauber, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mars; Mars, Surface; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855803188     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.11.030     Document Type: Article

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