Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991sci...252..252s&link_type=abstract
Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 252, April 12, 1991, p. 252-260.
Physics
Geophysics
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Geophysics, Heat Transfer, Planetary Crusts, Planetary Geology, Tectonics, Venus (Planet), Geochronology, Lithosphere, Magellan Project (Nasa), Planetary Craters, Planetary Mantles, Radar Imagery, Venus, Geology, Geophysics, Flux, Volcanism, Crust, Formation, Heat, Hot Spots, Tectonics, Mantle, Convection, Deformation, Magmatism, Topography, Patterns, Interior, Lithosphere, Transport, Dynamics, Hypotheses, Surface, Features, Comparisons, Conduction, Terrain, Description, Thermal Properties, Evolution, Plain
Scientific paper
A number of important and currently unresolved issues in the global geology and geophysics of Venus will be addressable with the radar imaging, altimetry, and gravity measurements now forthcoming from the Magellan mission. Among these are the global volcanic flux and the rate of formation of new crust; the global heat flux and its regional variations; the relative importance of localized hot spots and linear centers of crustal spreading to crustal formation and tectonics; and the planform of mantle convection on Venus and the nature of the interactions among interior convective flow, near-surface deformation, and magmatism.
Head James W.
Solomon Stanley C.
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