On Mars, Location and Orientation of Dykes Exposed along the Valles Marineris Walls Reveal Expected and Unexpected Stress Fields

On Mars, Location and Orientation of Dykes Exposed along the Valles Marineris Walls Reveal Expected and Unexpected Stress Fields

<正>Structural and geomorphological analysis of the Martian surface in the visible spectral range using the NASA/Viking images in the 90’s,complemented by experimental modelling(Mège and Masson,1996a;Mège et al.,2003)suggested that the Valles Marineris trough(chasma)system is aligned wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta geologica Sinica (Beijing) 2016-10, Vol.90 (s1), p.177-179
Hauptverfasser: MÈGE, Daniel, GURGUREWICZ, Joanna
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Sprache:eng
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Canyons
Dikes
Mars surface
Orientation
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Zusammenfassung:<正>Structural and geomorphological analysis of the Martian surface in the visible spectral range using the NASA/Viking images in the 90’s,complemented by experimental modelling(Mège and Masson,1996a;Mège et al.,2003)suggested that the Valles Marineris trough(chasma)system is aligned with a mafic dyke swarm,named the Syria Planum Dyke Swarm.Cross-cutting relationships and
ISSN:1000-9515
1755-6724
DOI:10.1111/1755-6724.12959