• Geology
• Published 2003
• DOI:10.1029/2002JE001994

Syrtis Major and Isidis Basin contact: Morphological and topographic characteristics of Syrtis Major lava flows and material of the Vastitas Borealis Formation

@inproceedings{Ivanov2003SyrtisMA,
  title={Syrtis Major and Isidis Basin contact: Morphological and topographic characteristics of Syrtis Major lava flows and material of the Vastitas Borealis Formation},
  author={Mikhail A. Ivanov and James W. Head},
  year={2003}
}

• Mikhail A. Ivanov, James W. Head

Received 18 October 2002; revised 10 March 2003; accepted 14 April 2003; published 28 June 2003. [1] The floor of Isidis Basin is covered by materials of the Vastitas Borealis Formation (VBF) that appear to be emplaced essentially as a single unit. Along its western boundary, Isidis Basin is in contact with volcanic flows from Syrtis Major Planum. The contact between the Isidis unit and volcanic flows from Syrtis Major is sharp to gradational and in places is characterized by a high (� 500 m… CONTINUE READING

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