Tharsis-triggered Flood Inundations of the Lowlands of Mars
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James M. Dohm, Victor R. Baker, Miguel A. de Pablo, Javier Ruiz, Justin C. Ferris, Robert C. Anderson. Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain, [email protected]; Seminar on Planetary Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721; Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Geodinámica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.
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