Degree-1 Mantle Convection and the Origin of the Martian Hemispheric Dichotomy

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Mar 2005

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36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 14-18, 2005, in League City, Texas, abstract no.1399

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We present a model in which viscosity layering in the Martian mantle
leads to degree-1 convection in under 100 Myr. We propose degree-1
mantle convection as a mechanism for producing the crustal dichotomy
early in Martian history and maintaining it.

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