Volcano-tectonics on Venus: a Comparison of Parga and Hecate Chasmata and Perunitsa and Khosedem Fossae
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PERUNITSA AND KHOSEDEM FOSSAE. P. Martin 1 , E. R. Stofan 2 and S. E. Smrekar 3 , 1 Durham University, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK, ([email protected]), 2 Proxemy Research, 20528 Farcroft Lane, Laytonsville, MD 20882 USA ([email protected]), 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., MS 183-501, Pasadena, CA 91106, USA ([email protected]).
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تاریخ انتشار 2008