Mapping Mercury's Tectonic Features at the Terminator: Implications for Radius Change Estimates and Thermal History Models

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Mar 2012

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43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 19–23, 2012 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1659, id.2176

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We mapped Mercury's tectonic features at the terminator thus under
optimal lighting geometry for their observation. This favorable
illumination allowed us to infer reliable estimates of the average
contractional strain and planetary radius decrease.

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