The shallow structure of the Martian lithosphere in the vicinity of the ridged plains

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Astronomical Models, Lithosphere, Mars Surface, Planetary Evolution, Tectonics, Landforms, Rheology, Topography

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On Mars, the most prominent assemblage of regularly spaced plain ridges occurs in the plains of the Coprates and Lunae Planum regions. In this paper, a number of tectonic models is developed and quantitatively evaluated, that relate the regular spacing of these ridges to the shallow internal structure of Mars. It is shown that models with both rigid and deformable megaregolith-basement interface conditions can provide solutions which can explain the ridge spacing within the constraint provided by the estimated thickness of the smooth plains materials. Implications of the models for the structure and state of stress in the Tharsis region at the time of ridge formation are discussed.

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