Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004icar..171..284w&link_type=abstract
Icarus, Volume 171, Issue 2, p. 284-294.
Mathematics
Logic
14
Tectonics, Surface
Scientific paper
Wrinkle ridges are one of the most common landforms on Mars. Although it is generally agreed that they are compressional tectonic features formed by folding and thrust faulting, there is no consensus on the number of faults involved, the geometry of the faults, or the maximum fault depth. The topography of martian wrinkle ridges in Solis Planum and Lunae Planum has been studied using MOLA data. As determined in previous studies, the topography shows that most wrinkle ridges are a composite of two landforms, a broad low relief arch and a superimposed ridge. Constrained by MOLA topographic profiles, the geometry and parameters of the faults associated with wrinkle ridges have been modeled. The best fits are obtained with a blind listric thrust fault that flattens into a décollement. The listric fault geometry is approximated by a series of linear connecting segments with varying dips. The major morphologic elements of wrinkle ridges can be matched by varying the displacement on the different fault segments. Modeling of large-scale wrinkle ridges indicates that the maximum depth of faulting or depth to the décollement is about 4.5 km. This may correspond to the depth of the contact between the ridged plains volcanic sequence and the underlying megabreccia. The results suggest that wrinkle ridge thrust faults are shallow-rooted and reflect thin-skinned deformation.
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