Using Crustal Thickness Modeling to study Mars' Crustal and Mantle Structures

Mars has an intriguing topographic and crustal dichotomy that divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The biggest question is to understand how this dichotomy was formed and what are the implications to the interior evolution of the planet. This study uses topograp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheung, Karina Kawing
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32831
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05152012-123410/