Tectonic pattern of the crater Grimaldi region of the moon

Details Tectonic pattern of the crater Grimaldi region of the moon Tectonic pattern of the crater Grimaldi region of the moon

May 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981m%26p....24..327r&link_type=abstract

Moon and the Planets, vol. 24, May 1981, p. 327-338.

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Geological Faults, Lithosphere, Lunar Craters, Lunar Geology, Tectonics, Gaps (Geology), Lunar Orbiter, Shear Stress, Tensile Stress

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High-resolution Lunar Orbiter photographs are used to analyze the tectonics of the SW border of Oceanus Procellarum around the crater Grimaldi area. Terra rille grabens and mare ridge ranges indicate the existence of lithosphere zones of weakness. Along these zones both strike-slip and vertical movements have taken place. Some of these zones continue through the terra-mare boundary, changing their tectonic style. The contrasting tectonic styles of terra and mare areas are explained in terms of lunar internal energy dissipation and lithosphere development.

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