Tectonic and Fractal Analysis of Conamara Chaos Area (europa, Jupiter): Strike Slip and Compressional Features in an Expansive Satellite
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STRIKE SLIP AND COMPRESSIONAL FEATURES IN AN EXPANSIVE SATELLITE. M.A. Rodríguez Pascua, R. Pérez López, O. Prieto Ballesteros and J. S. Kargel. Facultad de CC. Experimentales y de la Salúd. Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668 Boadilla del Monte. Madrid (España) e-mail: [email protected], Centro de Astrobiología, (CSIC/INTA). Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (España) e-mail: [email protected] Team. USGS. Flagstaff, 86001 Arizona. EEUU. [email protected]
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