Tectonic and volcanic features of Mars as compared to earth

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Mar 1978

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(Astronomical Science Group of Ireland, Meeting, University College, Galway, Ireland, May 22, 1978.) Irish Astronomical Journal,

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Mars Surface, Planetology, Tectonics, Volcanology, Craters, Geomorphology, Impact Damage, Surface Roughness, Topography

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Volcano-tectonic activity on Mars is discussed and compared with the same type of activity on earth. Attention is given to Martian impact craters, a proposed chronological sequence for the great Tharsis uplift, evidence for a dense water-laden atmosphere over Mars during the early history of the planet, the fissure-fed lava plains and shield volcanoes of Mars, forms of tectonic activity that have occurred on Mars, and the Valles Marineris rift system. It is concluded that Valles Marineris must be regarded as an aborted rift frozen into the history of Mars and that Mars has had the volcanic-tectonic evolution expected of a terrestrial planet too small to retain and generate significant internal heat after the first 1.5 billion years of its existence.

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