Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993lpi....24.1495w&link_type=abstract
In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z p 1495-1496 (SEE N94-20636 05-91
Mathematics
Logic
Annuli, Crustal Fractures, Geological Faults, Geomorphology, Lithosphere, Mars Craters, Mars Surface, Mars Volcanoes, Planetary Mantles, Venus Surface, Magellan Project (Nasa), Planetary Evolution, Planetology, Tectonics, Topography, Volcanology
Scientific paper
Arcuate and circular structures are evident in the Tharsis region of Mars. They involve concentric graben and fracture systems and are often associated with volcanic centers. The most prominent example is Alba Patera, a low relief volcanotectonic center. It is surrounded by a graben system comprised of the Alba and Tantalus Fossae and part of the Ceranius Fossae system that are thought to have formed during the Early Amazonian. The graben concentric to Alba Patera form an annulus that is 600 km in diameter. The similarity between Alba Patera and coronae on Venus was observed prior to the Magellan mission. Magellan imagery of Venusian coronae has revealed a number of striking similarities between these structures, Alba Patera, and the other circular structures on Mars. Coronae on Venus are circular to ovoidal volcanotectonic features that range in diameter from 60 to over 1000 km. Concentric graben form partial to complete tectonic annuli. More regionally extensive graben systems are deflected toward, and in many cases merge with, the concentric graben. Volcanic flows and domes dominate the surface enclosed within the concentric graben. However, distinctive differences exist between coronae on Venus and the structures on Mars. Circular structures on Mars lack radial graben crosscut by concentric graben. There is also no evidence of the complex topography associated with coronae on Venus. The differences between coronae on Venus and the suspected coronae on Mars may be largely due to the difference in the thickness of the elastic lithosphere on the two planets. The topographic expression of the interaction between the diapir and the lithosphere would be expected to be greatly subdued on Mars because of the large difference in lithospheric thickness. The lack of circular structures with diameters below 200 km suggests a lower limit to the size that coronae could form on Mars.
Scott David H.
Watters Thomas R.
Zimbelman James R.
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