New Observations of Recently Active Wrinkle Ridges in the Lunar Mare: Implications for the Timing and Origin of Lunar Tectonics

New Observations of Recently Active Wrinkle Ridges in the Lunar Mare: Implications for the Timing and Origin of Lunar Tectonics

The variety of tectonic features on the Moon indicates that the lunar lithosphere has undergone a complex deformational history. Lobate scarps and wrinkle ridges are two such tectonic features that have resulted from compressional stresses. The crisp morphologies and cross cutting relations associat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2022-09, Vol.49 (17), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Nypaver, C. A., Thomson, B. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cross cutting
Escarpments
Forces
Lava
Lava flows
Lithosphere
Lunar maria
Lunar surface
lunar tectonics
Moon
Ridges
South Pole
Stress distribution
Tectonics
tidal stresses
Wrinkle ridges
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Zusammenfassung:The variety of tectonic features on the Moon indicates that the lunar lithosphere has undergone a complex deformational history. Lobate scarps and wrinkle ridges are two such tectonic features that have resulted from compressional stresses. The crisp morphologies and cross cutting relations associated with a global population of lobate scarps have been cited as evidence for their recent (
ISSN:0094-8276
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DOI:10.1029/2022GL098975