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Geological Mapping of the North Polar Region of Venus (V-1 Snegurochka Planitia): Significant Problems and Comparisons to the Earth's ArcheanThe geological features, structures, thermal conditions, interpreted processes, and outstanding questions related to both the Earth's Archean and Venus share many similarities and we are using a problem-oriented approach to Venus mapping, guided by perspectives from the Archean record of the Earth, to gain new insight into both. The Earth's preserved and well-documented Archean record provides important insight into high heat-flux tectonic and magmatic environments and structures and Venus reveals the current configuration and recent geological record of analogous high-temperature environments unmodified by subsequent several billion years of segmentation and overprinting, as on Earth. We have problems on which progress might be made through comparison. Here we present the major goals of the geological mapping of the V-1 Snegurochka Planitia Quadrangle, and themes that could provide important insights into both planets:
Document ID
20080041008
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Head, James W.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Hurwitz, D. M.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Ivanov, M. A.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Basilevsky, A. T.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Kumar, P. Senthil
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 23, 2008
Publication Information
Publication: Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, Flagstaff, AZ, 2008
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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