Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury: Implications for volcanic history and basin impact melt

2014/11/17 by C. M. Ernst, Carolyn M. Ernst, Brett W. Denevi +19 · 52 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Basalt #Geochemistry #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Impact crater #Paleontology #Planetary Science and Exploration #Ridge #Stratigraphy #Structural basin #Tectonics #Volcano

paper · doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.003

published in Icarus 250, 413-429 (Elsevier BV)

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