Plain formation on Mercury - Tectonic implications

Details Plain formation on Mercury - Tectonic implications Plain formation on Mercury - Tectonic implications

May 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980m%26p....22..261t&link_type=abstract

(Laboratorio di Astrofisica Spaziale di Frascati, European Workshop on Planetary Sciences, Rome, Italy, Apr. 23-27, 1979.) Moon

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Mercury (Planet), Plains, Planetary Surfaces, Tectonics, Volcanology, Geochronology, Mariner 10 Space Probe, Morphology, Photogeology, Photointerpretation

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The paper considers plain formation on Mercury and its tectonic implications. Four major plains plus intermediates are distinguished on Mercury; the chronologic relationships between these plains indicate that plains formation was a permanent process on Mercury, and their location and morphology indicate a possible volcanic origin for these plains. The age of the plains, their nature, and tectonic implications are discussed, showing that the volcanic activity from the intercrater to the smooth plains times indicates that extension existed during this period.

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