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Very recent and wide-spread basaltic volcanism on Mars
- 1.0363874 - GFÚ 2012 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Hauber, E. - Brož, Petr - Jagert, F. - Jodlowski, P. - Platz, T.
Very recent and wide-spread basaltic volcanism on Mars.
Geophysical Research Letters. Roč. 38, č. 10 (2011), L10201/1-L10201/5. ISSN 0094-8276. E-ISSN 1944-8007
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30120515
Keywords : volcanism * Mars * Tharsis
Subject RIV: DC - Siesmology, Volcanology, Earth Structure
Impact factor: 3.792, year: 2011
New spacecraft data provide increasing evidence for a dynamic environment on present-day Mars. Exogenic processes such as impact cratering, mass wasting processes, and active dune migration have all been observed to modify the surface. No traces of current endogenic activity have been found yet, but some studies point to very localized volcanism in the last few millions of years. However, no systematic study of young volcanic surfaces had been performed so far. We present absolute model age determinations of plains volcanism on Mars as derived from impact crater size-frequency distributions.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0199504
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