Wrinkle ridges in Lunae Planum Mars - Implications for shortening and strain

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May 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991georl..18..913p&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 18, May 1991, p. 913-916.

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Geological Faults, Lunar Geology, Lunar Topography, Mars Surface, Planetary Structure, Ridges, Compression Loads, Lunar Photography, Strain Distribution, Tectonics

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Photoclinometric data for Lunae Planum wrinkle ridges indicate average relief of about 130 m and distinct elevation discontinuities across the ridge of 55 m. Modeling ridges as the result of thrust faulting and associated upper-plate folding indicates shortening across individual ridges of about 131 m (90 percent faulting). Total shortening at 20 N across Lunae Planum is about 1840 m corresponding to a regional compressive strain of 0.29 percent. Strain appears uniform across Lunae Planum, although it is accommodated by larger and fewer structures in the west than in the east.

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