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Polygon patterns on EuropaThe formation of polygon patterns in the development of crack networks in cooling basalt flows and similar contracting systems, and under natural conditions in an essentially unbounded basalt flow, are analyzed, and the characteristics of hexagonal and pentagonal patterns in isotropic stress fields are discussed.
Document ID
19810052194
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1038/291359a0
Authors
Smalley, I. J. (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Soil Bureau, Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
June 4, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 291
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A36598
Distribution Limits
Public
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