Physiography of the Martian west equatorial uplift
Abstract
The production of a physiographic description of the fractured topography centered over the highest point above the Martian geoid; an area referred to as the West Equatorial Uplift was undertaken. Specific representatives of various landforms and structures were examined and compared to similar features on Earth. A model describing the inferred evolution of the regional landscape is developed which is based on the comparative description.
- Publication:
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Masters Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984MsT..........7H
- Keywords:
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- Divides (Landforms);
- Fracturing;
- Geoids;
- Geomorphology;
- Mars Surface;
- Topography;
- Comparison;
- Earth Surface;
- Geodetic Surveys;
- Geodynamics;
- Landforms;
- Mathematical Models;
- Structural Properties (Geology);
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration