Venusian igneous rocks.
Abstract
A minimum of detailed information on rocks on the surface of Venus is available obtained by Venera and Vega landing sites. A classification of Venusian surface rocks can be made by comparing U/K2O and Th/K2O ratios with those characteristic for various types of the terrestrial and lunar magmatic rocks.
- Publication:
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Venus Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics - Research results from the USSR
- Pub Date:
- 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992vggg.book..165B
- Keywords:
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- Igneous Rocks;
- Petrology;
- Planetary Geology;
- Venus Surface;
- Basalt;
- Geochemistry;
- Planetary Composition;
- Planetary Crusts;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration