Thrust fault vergence directions on Mars: A foundation for investigating global-scale Tharsis-driven tectonics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2003, Pages

  Okubo, Chris H ^a   Schultz, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERE; THARSIS-DRIVEN TECTONICS; COHESIVE STRENGTH; DUCTILE LAYERS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL SCALE; NOACHIAN; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THRUST FAULTS; VERGENCES;

GEOPHYSICS; FAULTING;

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MARS; TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT; VOLCANISM;

HESPERIA;

EID: 0942289044     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018664     Document Type: Article

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