Corrigendum to "Ganymede crater dimensions - Implications for central peak and central pit formation and development" [Icarus (2012) 115-129]
Abstract
The authors regret that an important figure of Bray et al. (2012) included an incorrect topographic profile of a Ganymede crater, which failed to properly display a two-tiered peak. A tiered central peak (c.f. Bray et al., 2008, 2012) has a wider base compared to conical central peaks (also see Fig. 5C of Bray et al., 2008). Fig. 2 from Bray et al. (2012) shows a variety of topographic profiles and images of "transitional" crater morphologies on Ganymede. The examples include: (A) A 39 km crater with a pitted peak/summit-pit. (B) A 42 km crater with hummocky floor and the potential beginnings of a central pit. (C) An example of a tiered central peak in a 51 km diameter crater. (D) A flat-bottomed pit in a 77 km diameter crater. The topographic profile used for part C of Fig. 2 is incorrect, as it includes a profile from another crater, not the example shown in the corresponding image. Vitally, this is the profile provided by Bray et al. (2012) to illustrate the existence of tiered central peaks on Ganymede. Without the correct topographic profile, this important point is not demonstrated.
- Publication:
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Icarus
- Pub Date:
- January 2024
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115799
- Bibcode:
- 2024Icar..40715799B