Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jgr....91.8113w&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 91, July 10, 1986, p. 8113-8125.
Physics
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Mars Surface, Mars Volcanoes, Planetary Evolution, Plateaus, Satellite Imagery, Tectonics, Planetology, Position (Location), Spatial Distribution, Stress Distribution, Topography
Scientific paper
The orientations of the Tharsis Plateau ridge system on Mars and the symmetry of the inferred compressive stress field, the relative ages of the compressional events that generated the ridges, and the extent of Tharsis-related compressional deformation are investigated. Models for the origin of stresses in the Tharsis region are studied in relation to the formation of the ridges. The data indicate either that the Tharsis ridge system did not form in response to a single regional compressional event with a single stress center or that the majority of the ridge system did form in a single event but with locally controlled deflections in the generally radially oriented stress field. Superposition relationships and relative ages suggest that the compressional stresses that produced the ridges occurred after the emplacement of the ridged plains volcanic units but did not extend beyond the time of emplacement of the Syria Planum Formation units or the basal units of the Tharsis Montes Formation.
Maxwell Ted A.
Watters Thomas R.
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