Erosion and tectonics in Central Valles Marineris (Mars) - A new morpho-structural model

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Jun 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993em%26p...61..191p&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 61, no. 3, p. 191-217.

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Geophysics

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Erosion, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Mars Surface, Tectonics, Mars Volcanoes, Planetary Geology

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In order to explain the development of Central Valles Marineris, a new morphostructural model is proposed. This model involves three major phases, including (1) initiation of graben patterns and pit crater chains under an early extensional phase, (2) formation of wide grabens during major faulting, local rifting, and erosional phase, (3) late faulting and secondary volcanic activity, possibly related to renewed updoming of East Tharsis. Based on detailed morphologic studies presented in a companion paper, the role of erosional processes in Central Valles Marineris landforming is discussed.

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