Wrinkle-ridges as deformed surface crust on ponded mare lavaThe morphological features of Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis are discussed on the basis of Apollo, Ranger, and Orbiter photography. It is suggested that the mare basins were filled relatively slowly by interdigitating, overlapping lava flows, over an extended period of time. Mare wrinkle ridges were formed by localized compression of a relatively thin crust which is effectively decoupled from underlying topography and structure. Since the deformation took place shortly after the time the mare filling was completed, it is possible that this thin crust was underlain by still liquid lava.
Document ID
19740040062
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Bryan, W. B. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Mass., United States)