Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Sep 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986em%26p...36...23r&link_type=abstract
Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 36, Sept. 1986, p. 23-39.
Mathematics
Logic
8
Planetology, Radar Imagery, Structural Properties (Geology), Venus Radar Echoes, Venus Surface, Deformation, Geological Faults, Highlands, Stress Distribution, Tectonics, Venera Satellites
Scientific paper
The radar images of Maxwell Montes and Thessera Fortuna obtained by Venera 15 and 16 were analyzed. It was concluded that the structures are not aeolian but are tectonic deformations. Because of the lack of large-scale erosion, these deformations must have been formed near the surface and, therefore, one of the principal stress axes must have been vertical. The orientations of the stress ellipsoids in several localities are presented. Differences between localities in the types of deformation can be explained by changes in the orientation of the intermediate stress axis, while the major stress axis remains constant. The latter is generally horizontal and oriented EW. Other differences may be caused by a shift from a compressional to an extensional regime. Inhomogeneities in the stress field have caused shear zones. Block diagrams are developed to explain the postulated structures. The described features are not unique to the studied areas; thus the method used and the conclusions reached have planetary implications.
Basilevskii A. T.
Ronca Luciano B.
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