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Extension Across Tempe Terra, Mars from MOLA Topographic MeasurementsPreviously, methods of estimating the extension across grabens and rifts on Mars by necessity relied on photogeologic methods such as shadow measurement, crater ellipticity, or photoclinometry. With the new data being returned by the Mars Global Surveyor, specifically from the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA), it is now possible to directly measure the depths of these structures and therefore to estimate more accurately the amount of extension. Here we provide an example of this new approach in the Tempe Terra region. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.
Document ID
20000110350
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Harrington, B. W.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO United States)
Phillips, R. J.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO United States)
Golombek, M. P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: The Fifth International Conference on Mars
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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