Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981mmsai..52..449m&link_type=abstract
(NATO, Advanced Study Institute on Comparative Study of the Planets, Vulcano, Italy, Sept. 14-25, 1981.) Società Astronomica Ita
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Lunar Geology, Planetary Geology, Planetary Surfaces, Structural Basins, Tectonics, Terrestrial Planets, Landforms, Lunar Surface, Mars Surface, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Evolution, Ridges, Ring Structures
Scientific paper
Tectonic features found within large impact basins are examined as a key to the comparatively recent tectonic evolution of the moon, Mars and Mercury. Both extensional and compressional features are noted to occur in lunar multi-ring basins, although extensional landforms are more common outside the region of mare fill. A comparison of the circumferential ridge systems of double and multi-ring basins indicates that subsurface topography has not influenced the location of these ridge systems. The global distribution and morphology of lobate scarps on Mercury are discussed as evidence for global compression early in the history of Mercury. The Caloris Basin, however, is shown to have ridges and lunar-like features attributed primarily to basin-induced stress. Finally, the patterns of ridge systems in Martian basins are shown to be primarily due to a combination of local and regional stresses.
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