A comparison of the cratered terrain escarpments on Miranda with the thrust faults on Mercury

Details A comparison of the cratered terrain escarpments on Miranda with the thrust faults on Mercury A comparison of the cratered terrain escarpments on Miranda with the thrust faults on Mercury

Sep 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988em%26p...42..293t&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 42, Sept. 1988, p. 293-296.

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Geological Faults, Mercury Surface, Miranda, Planetary Craters, Satellite Surfaces, Satellite Imagery, Tectonics, Uranus Satellites, Voyager 2 Spacecraft

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Large escarpments on the Uranian satellite Miranda are similar in
structure to thrust faults on Mercury result of crustal contraction. The
tectonic lineations may be considered evidence of a crustal contraction
on Miranda result of differentiation of the satellite.

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