Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9716017h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. E10, p. 16,017-16,034.
Physics
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Convection, Density Distribution, Lithosphere, Planetary Geology, Planetary Mantles, Venus (Planet), Structural Properties (Geology), Topography
Scientific paper
The paper develops a geophysical model for Venus that allows separation of topography supported by shallow density anomalies, e.g., crustal thickening, from that interpreted to be caused by mantle convection, and produces estimates of the planforms of lithospheric density anomalies and the mantle convection pattern. The topography caused by these two planforms is compared to several global data sets compiled from analysis of Magellan data. The mantle convection pattern agrees qualitatively with numerical simulations by Bercovici et al. (1989) and shows isolated upwellings amidst a network of downwellings. Crustal thickening does not exhibit a similar pattern. Impact crater density is nearly uniform and does not correlate with either crustal thickening or the mantle convection patterns. Large volcanic structures exhibit a good but imperfect correlation with mantle upwellings. Coronae locations are anticorrelated with large upwellings and large downwellings. A scenario is proposed for global tectonics on Venus and its relationship to mantle convection.
Herrick Robert R.
Phillips Roger J.
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