The Origin of Polygonal Troughs in the Caloris Basin of Mercury

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Mar 2005

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36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 14-18, 2005, in League City, Texas, abstract no.1449

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The imaged portion of the Caloris basin on Mercury is characterized by
smooth plains deformed by complex extensional troughs that form giant
polygons. We suggest that the polygonal troughs are caused by lateral
crustal flow into the basin.

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