Characteristics of the geological structure of the section of Mars photographed by the Mars probes
Abstract
Impact, volcanic, fluvial, aeolian, and tectonic features of the Mars surface are obtained from an interpretation of photographs taken by the Mars 4 and 5 probes. The following sequence, based on an analysis of the spatial relations of these structural features, is suggested for the evolution of the Mars surface: intense cratering, formation of the Argyre ringed basin, formation of volcanic mantles, generation of canyons and meandering valleys, extensive lava flooding and formation of shield volcanoes, and the aeolian reworking of the surface.
- Publication:
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Tectonics and Structural Geology
- Pub Date:
- 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976tsgp.conf..299S
- Keywords:
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- Mars Surface;
- Planetary Structure;
- Spaceborne Photography;
- Tectonics;
- Craters;
- Planetary Evolution;
- Structural Basins;
- Valleys;
- Volcanology;
- Wind Effects;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration