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  1. Nordic Volcanological Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Gro Birkefeldt Møller Pedersen

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    Ákos Kereszturi

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Pedersen, G.B.M. (2015). Chaotic Terrain (Mars). In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_46

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