Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..157b&link_type=abstract
Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 157.
Mathematics
Logic
Venus Surface, Topography, Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Satellite Altimetry, Volcanoes, Aspect Ratio, Templates, Footprints
Scientific paper
An apparent characteristic of many steep-sided domes (SSDs) on Venus is a very low height to width (aspect) ratio. Particularly anomalous are domes with aspect ratios of 0.001-0.01 or less, as determined from Magellan gridded topography and altimetry footprint templates. These aspect ratios are much lower than those of steep-sided terrestrial volcanic constructs, which commonly have ratios near 0.1. Many interpretations of SSD genesis and evolution have relied on the inclusion of morphometric data from these low domes. Here we demonstrate that most of the published heights of very-low-aspect-ratio SSDs are either (1) correct, but the domes have been geologically modified from their pristine form and originally were higher, or (2) incorrect due to difficulties in Magellan altimetry interpretation. We then show that the morphometry of SSDs is more consistent with terrestrial analogs than previously believed.
Bridges Nathan T.
McGill George E.
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