Mars tectonics

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Oct 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982esasp.185...15m&link_type=abstract

In ESA The Planet Mars p 15-17 (SEE N83-19673 09-91)

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Mars (Planet), Structural Properties (Geology), Tectonics, Geological Faults, Mars Surface, Planetary Crusts, Planetary Evolution

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The planet Mars shows two main types of structural features: extensional structures (normal faults, grabens), and compressional structures (en echelon fault system, wrinkle ridges, lobate scarps). The tectonic break up of the Martian crust occurred during the early stages of the geologic evolution of the planet. The uplift of the Tharsis bulge produced tensional stresses which generated a large pattern of radial faults and fractures centered on the Tharsis dome. Besides these tensional features Mars exhibits a planet-wide distribution of compressional structures mainly expressed in the old cratered terrains of the southern Hemisphere, indicating large-scale tectonic regime caused by compressive stresses.

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