Caloris impact basin: Exterior geomorphology, stratigraphy, morphometry, radial sculpture, and smooth plains deposits

2009/06/25 by Caleb I. Fassett, C. I. Fassett, James W. Head +12 · 90 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Ejecta #Facies #Geology #Geomorphology #Impact crater #Paleontology #Planetary Science and Exploration #Space Exploration and Technology #Stratigraphy #Structural basin #Tectonics #Volcano

paper · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.05.022

published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters 285(3-4), 297-308 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• Emplacement and tectonic deformation of smooth plains in the Caloris basin, Mercury

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