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Small-scale volcanic landforms indicative of distributary tube systemsSurface features tens to hundreds of meters in size on Martian lava flows are revealed in high resolution Viking Orbiter images. Many of these morphological features form in response to certain flow emplacement mechanisms, eruptive styles, or rheological properties of the lava. Insight into the relationships between lava flow morphology and the emplacement and characteristics of magma is an ongoing areas of research and allows constraints to be placed on interpretation of Martian volcanism. This report focuses on pressure ridges, tumuli, and pressure plateaus which comprise a suite fo features characteristics of compound pahoehoe lava flows. Similar ridges and mounds were identified in the Tharsis region of Mars.
Document ID
19880021112
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Theilig, E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., NASA MEVTV Program Working Group Meeting: Volcanism on Mars
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
88N30496
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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