Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992lpico.789...10b&link_type=abstract
In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus p 10-12 (SEE N93-14288 04-91)
Mathematics
Logic
Deformation, Geological Faults, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Geology, Planetary Mapping, Surface Properties, Tectonics, Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, Compressibility, Mountains
Scientific paper
Large-scale mapping of tectonic structures on Venus shows that there is an organized global distribution to deformation. The structures we emphasize are linear compressive mountain belts, extensional rafted zones, and the small-scale but widely distributed wrinkle ridges. Ninety percent of the area of the planet's compressive mountain belts are concentrated in the northern hemisphere whereas the southern hemisphere is dominated by extension and small-scale compression. We propose that this striking concentration of fold belts in the northern hemisphere, along with the globe-encircling equatorial rift system, represents a global organization to deformation on Venus.
Bilotti Frank
Connors Chris
Suppe John
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