On structure of the elastic lithosphere of Mars

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Publishing date

Jun 1993

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adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993avest..27...23k&link_type=abstract

Journals

Astronomicheskij Vestnik (ISSN 0320-930X), vol. 27, no. 2, p. 23-32

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Lithosphere, Mars (Planet), Planetary Crusts, Planetary Geology, Planetary Structure, Creep Analysis, Elastic Media, Isotherms, Planetary Boundary Layer, Planetary Mantles, Planetary Temperature, Rheology, Temperature Gradients

Type

Scientific paper

Abstract

The problem of structure of the Martian lithosphere has been examined from a position of rocky rheology and transition from elastic state to dislocation creep. Depending on the thickness of the crust and on the surface temperature distribution the lithosphere may: (1) consist of the whole of the crust and a part of the mantle; (2) have a weakened layer in lower part of the crust; (3) be confined by upper crustal layer. The boundaries of crust and mantle elastic layers pass along certain isotherms and remain practically stationary in time. With sufficiently thick crusts and high temperature gradients, the Moho boundary is shielded from vertical displacements of the surface, that is most likely at central regions of the Tharsis plateau.

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