Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989e%26psl..95..321s&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (ISSN 0012-821X), vol. 95, no. 3-4, Nov. 1989, p. 321-333.
Physics
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Planetary Crusts, Planetary Structure, Venus (Planet), Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Gravitation, Planetary Mantles, Planetary Temperature, Topography
Scientific paper
The model of Reid and Jackson (1981) for terrestrial spreading centers is applied to Venus conditions. On the basis of spreading rate, mantle temperature, and surface temperature, the model predicts both isostatic topography and crustal thickness. The model and Pioneer Venus altimetry and gravity data are used to test the hypothesis of Head and Crumpler (1987) that Western Aphrodite Terra is the location of crustal spreading on Venus. It is concluded that a spreading center model for Ovda Regio in Western Aphrodite Terra could account for the observed topography and line-of-sight gravity anomalies found in the Pioneer data.
Head James W.
Parmentier Marc E.
Senske David A.
Sotin Ch.
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