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Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon: Consequence of magma transport phenomena?

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Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon : Consequence of magma transport phenomena? / Head, James W.; Wilson, Lionel.

In: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 18, No. 11, 18.11.1991, p. 2121-2124.

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Head, JW & Wilson, L 1991, 'Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon: Consequence of magma transport phenomena?', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 2121-2124. https://doi.org/10.1029/91GL02536

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Head, J. W., & Wilson, L. (1991). Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon: Consequence of magma transport phenomena? Geophysical Research Letters, 18(11), 2121-2124. https://doi.org/10.1029/91GL02536

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Head JW, Wilson L. Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon: Consequence of magma transport phenomena? Geophysical Research Letters. 1991 Nov 18;18(11):2121-2124. doi: 10.1029/91GL02536

Author

Head, James W. ; Wilson, Lionel. / Absence of large shield volcanoes and calderas on the Moon : Consequence of magma transport phenomena?. In: Geophysical Research Letters. 1991 ; Vol. 18, No. 11. pp. 2121-2124.

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