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Elysium Region, Mars: Tests of Lithospheric Loading Models for the Formation of Tectonic FeaturesIn an effort to constrain the tectonic history and mechanical properties of the lithosphere in the Elysium province, the stress fields predicted by different models are compared to the observed tectonic features of the region. The models are all products of volcanic loading of the Martian lithosphere, but at three different scales: global (Tharsis), regional (Elysium Planitia), and local (individual shields). Conclusions: The concentric graben surrounding Elysium Mons can be ascribed to the flexural response of an approximately 50-km-thick elastic lithosphere to loading by the volcano. No tectonic evidence for the support of larger-scale Elysium Planitia volcanic units by lithospheric flexure. The quasi-global loading of the Tharsis rise appears to have produced identifiable tectonic effects in the Elysium region.
Document ID
19850015339
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Hall, J. L.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Solomon, S. C.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Head, J. W.
(Brown Univ.)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington Repts. of Planetary Geol. and Geophys. Program, 1984
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N23650
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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