Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Aug 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....9514215z&link_type=abstract
(American Geophysical Union and Geological Society of America, International Conference on Mars, 4th, Tucson, AZ, Jan. 10-13, 19
Mathematics
Logic
27
Astronomical Models, Lithosphere, Mars Surface, Planetary Evolution, Tectonics, Landforms, Rheology, Topography
Scientific paper
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.
Aist L. L.
Zuber Maria T.
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