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Wrinkle ridges, stress domains, and kinematics of venusian plainsWrinkle ridges are nearly ubiquitous landforms on the plains of Venus. By analogy with similar structures on other planets, venusian wrinkle ridges are inferred to trend normal to the direction of maximum principal compression in the crust, an inference that is verified by geometrical relationships with positive and negative relief features on Venus. Because plains are the dominant terrain on Venus, wrinkle ridges provide an excellent opportunity to determine the orientations of shallow crustal principal stress trajectories over most of the planet. In most places there are two or more sets of wrinkle ridges, and commonly one of these persists over a large area, defining a regional stress domain. Intersection relationships indicate that these domains differ in age.
Document ID
19950049181
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mcgill, George E.
(University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 5, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 20
Issue: 21
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
95A80780
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-958937
Distribution Limits
Public
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