The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters

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The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters. / Pan, Lu; Quantin-Nataf, Cathy; Breton, Sylvain; Michaut, Chloé.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 10, No. 1, 4257, 01.12.2019.

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Pan, L, Quantin-Nataf, C, Breton, S & Michaut, C 2019, 'The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters', Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, 4257. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12162-0

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Pan, L., Quantin-Nataf, C., Breton, S., & Michaut, C. (2019). The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters. Nature Communications, 10(1), [4257]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12162-0

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Pan L, Quantin-Nataf C, Breton S, Michaut C. The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters. Nature Communications. 2019 Dec 1;10(1). 4257. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12162-0

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Pan, Lu ; Quantin-Nataf, Cathy ; Breton, Sylvain ; Michaut, Chloé. / The impact origin and evolution of Chryse Planitia on Mars revealed by buried craters. In: Nature Communications. 2019 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.

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