Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity

T. Zuber, M.; C. Solomon, Sean; J. Phillips, R.; E. Smith, David; L. Tyler, G.; Aharonson, O.; Balmino, G.; B. Banerdt, W.; W. Head, J.; L. Johnson, C.; G. Lemoine, F.; J. McGovern, P.; A. Neumann, G.; D. Rowlands, D.; Zhong, Shijie

doi:10.1126/science.287.5459.1788

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Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity

Published in Science • Mar 10, 2000

Authors:

M. T. Zuber

Sean C. Solomon

R. J. Phillips

Abstract

Topography and gravity measured by the Mars Global Surveyor have enabled determination of the global crust and upper mantle structure of Mars. The planet displays two distinct crustal zones that do not correlate globally with the geologic dichotomy: a region of crust that thins progressively from so...

Subject

Tharsis

Geology

Mars Exploration Program

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