The formation of Valles Marineris: 3. Trough formation through super-isostasy, stress, sedimentation, and subsidence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Andrews Hanna, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; ISOSTASY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MARS; SEDIMENTATION; STRESS; SUBSIDENCE; TROUGH;

EID: 84862988118     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JE004059     Document Type: Article

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