Possible giant metamorphic core complex at the center of Artemis Corona, Venus

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 333-345

  Spencer, J E ^a  

^a Arizona Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronae; Extension tectonics; Metamorphic core complexes; Venus; Venus radar mapper

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BELT CONVEYORS; PLASTICS MOLDING; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS;

CORONAE; GROOVED SURFACES; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; SLOW-SPREADING RIDGES; TECTONIC EXHUMATION; VENUS; VENUS RADAR MAPPER;

FRACTURE;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; METAMORPHISM; VENUS;

EID: 0035263441     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0333:PGMCCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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