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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 3 (2018), Article ID 3:IJEES-153, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2018/153
Review Article
Outline of Structural Evolution of the Thaumasian Back-Arc Trap Province of Mars, and Related Rim -Orogenic Arcs: A Speculative Hypothesis Based on Earth Geology

Forese Carlo Wezel and Davide Baioni*

Planetary Geology Research Group, University of Urbino, Campus Scientifico Sogesta, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Prof. Davide Baioni, Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate, Università degli studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Campus Scientifico Enrico Mattei, 61029, Italy, Tel: +39 722 304298; E-mail: davide.baioni@uniurb.it
02 April 2018; 28 June 2018; 30 June 2018
Wezel FC, Baioni D (2018) Outline of Structural Evolution of the Thaumasian Back-Arc Trap Province of Mars, and Related Rim -Orogenic Arcs: A Speculative Hypothesis Based on Earth Geology. Int J Earth Environ Sci 3: 153. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2018/153

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