Radar topography of domes on planetary surfaces

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Aug 2008

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Icarus, Volume 196, Issue 2, p. 552-564.

Computer Science

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We investigate the possibility of measuring the heights and morphology of viscously emplaced domes using radar imagery. We accurately reproduce the known height and shape of a terrestrial salt dome, and estimate the heights of several venusian pancake domes to within a factor of two. The terrestrial salt dome is consistent with a Bingham flow, while the much larger venusian pancake domes are consistent with a Newtonian flow. Applying the same techniques to Ganesa Macula, a potential cryovolcanic dome on Titan, we estimate a height between 2.0 4.9 km. Additional factors such as variable roughness and composition might account for some of the discrepancies observed.

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