Role of material properties in the cratering record of young platy-ridged lava on Mars

Details Role of material properties in the cratering record of young platy-ridged lava on Mars Role of material properties in the cratering record of young platy-ridged lava on Mars

Jun 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010georl..3712203d&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 37, Issue 12, CiteID L12203

Physics

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Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects: Mars, Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Surface Materials And Properties, Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Volcanism (6063, 8148, 8450), Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets: Impact Phenomena, Cratering (6022, 8136)

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Platy-ridged surfaces in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars exhibit different crater densities on rafted plates and polygonally patterned areas between them. Rather than being indicative of different ages, these differences provide insight into the variable strength of different types of lava surface. The sizes of small craters, and the resulting size-frequency distribution (SFD), depend on the material strength of target surfaces. Brecciated lava surfaces are likely to have higher crater densities than coherent lava.

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