Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981georl...8.1187k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 8, Dec. 1981, p. 1187-1190.
Physics
78
Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Geology, Plates (Tectonics), Venus Surface, Earth Surface, Radio Altimeters, Statistical Analysis, Topography, Venus, Tectonics, Topography, Comparisons, Ridges, Elevation, Velocity, Production Rate, Temperatures, Density, Energy, Mathematical Models, Physical Properties, Statistical Analysis, Data, Pioneer Venus, Heat, Analysis, Procedure
Scientific paper
Quantitative comparisons are made between the characteristics of plate tectonics on the earth and those which are possible on Venus. Considerations of the factors influencing rise height and relating the decrease in rise height to plate velocity indicate that the rate of topographic dropoff from spreading centers should be about half that on earth due to greater rock-fluid density contrast and lower temperature differential between the surface and interior. Statistical analyses of Pioneer Venus radar altimetry data and global earth elevation data is used to identify 21,000 km of ridge on Venus and 33,000 km on earth, and reveal Venus ridges to have a less well-defined mode in crest heights and a greater concavity than earth ridges. Comparison of the Venus results with the spreading rates and associated heat flow on earth reveals plate creation rates on Venus to be 0.7 sq km/year or less and indicates that not more than 15% of Venus's energy is delivered to the surface by plate tectonics, in contrast to values of 2.9 sq km a year and 70% for earth.
Kaula William M.
Phillips James R.
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