Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985pggp.rept..117s&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Washington Repts. of Planetary Geol. and Geophys. Program, 1984 p 117-118 (SEE N85-23474 13-91)
Physics
Lithosphere, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Tectonics, Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, High Resolution, Planetary Crusts, Planetary Geology, Radar Imagery, Thickness, Topography
Scientific paper
An outstanding problem for Venus is the characterization of its style of global tectonics, an issue intimately related to the dominant mechanism of lithospheric heat loss. Among the most spectacular and extensive of the major tectonic features on Venus are the chasmata, deep linear valleys generally interpreted to be the products of lithospheric extension and rifting. Systems of chasmata and related features can be traced along several tectonic zones up to 20,000 km in linear extent. A lithospheric stretching model was developed to explain the topographic characteristics of Venus chasmata and to constrain the physical properties of the Venus crust and lithosphere.
Head James W.
Solomon Stanley C.
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