Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.9821d&link_type=abstract
(International Colloquium on Mars, 3rd: Dedicated to Thomas A. Mutch /1931-1980/, Pasadena, CA, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 1982.) Journal
Physics
26
Basalt, Mars Volcanoes, Plains, Structural Properties (Geology), Thickness, Mars Surface, Mass Distribution, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Structure, Planetology, Plateaus, Volcanology
Scientific paper
Mars displays a variety of volcanic materials from high standing constructs to smooth plains. These materials are evaluated in terms of their susceptibility to thickness determination, and a representative area is analyzed. The Martian ridged plains are much like lunar maria in both surface expression and apparent mode of emplacement. Flooded craters within the ridged plains materials provide an estimate of the thickness distribution. In the Tharsis region, ridged plains materials occur as part of the layered sequence on the east flank of the Tharsis dome. Partially buried craters indicate that the ridged plains materials range from zero meters thick at their eastern limit to over 1.5 km thick westward on the flank of the dome where they are overlain by younger materials. These materials are responsible for only a small portion of the total relief of the Tharsis dome.
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