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  1. NASA Ames Research Center/NPP, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, 77058, Houston, TX, USA

    Paul K. Byrne

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    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Konkoly Thege Miklos Astronomical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Ákos Kereszturi

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Hargitai, H., Byrne, P.K. (2015). Crustal Plateau. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_85

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