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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4485. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Planetary Physics

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The theory of tectonism—an umbrella term for processes that shape the surface features of a planetary body through forces generated in its crust by heating or cooling in its interior. Tectonic forces can be generated in bodies that have undergone differentiation and have developed a molten mantle beneath the crust. Global heating will cause the entire crust to expand, creating tensional forces in...

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