Forward mechanical modeling of the Amenthes Rupes thrust fault on Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 4659-4662

  Schultz, Richard A ^a   Watters, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAT FLUX; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

THRUST FAULT;

GEOPHYSICS; FAULTING;

CRUST; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; THRUST FAULT; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

DEPTH OF FAULTING; FAULT DIP ANGLE; FAULT OFFSET; FAULT PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL MODEL; PALEO-GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; STRUCTURAL TOPOGRAPHY; THRUST FAULTS;

EID: 0035894833     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013468     Document Type: Article

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