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    Victor R. Baker & James M. Dohm

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Baker, V., Maruyama, S., Dohm, J. (2007). Tharsis Superplume and the Geological Evolution of Early Mars. In: Yuen, D.A., Maruyama, S., Karato, SI., Windley, B.F. (eds) Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5750-2_16

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