Are Noachian-age ridged plains (Nplr) actually Early Hesperian in age?The Nplr ridged plains studied are quite thin (less than 150 m, with some less than 90 m) based on the smallest surviving craters from the different preserved crater retention surfaces. The thinness of the Nplr ridged plains permits craters from older surfaces to show through, leading to a greater total crater count than actually applies to the ridged-plains component of those surfaces. It is found that the ridged-plains mapped as Noachian-age Nplr actually resurfaced older Noachian cratered terrain in the Early Hesperian, creating crater retention surfaces of N(1) equals (25,000 +/- 3000) in the Memnonia and Argyre regions.
Document ID
19910057755
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Frey, H. V. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Doudnikoff, C. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mongeon, A. M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)