Continental-scale salt tectonics on Mars and the origin of Valles Marineris and associated outflow channels

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 117-133

  Montgomery, David R ^a   Som, Sanjoy M ^a   Jackson, Martin P A ^b   Schreiber, B Charlotte ^a   Gillespie, Alan R ^a   Adams, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity spreading; Mars; Outflow channels; Salt tectonics; Salts; Sulfates; Thaumasia; Valles Marineris; Volcanic plume

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY SPREADING; MARS; OUTFLOW CHANNELS; SALT TECTONICS; SULFATES; THAUMASIA; VALLES MARINERIS; VOLCANIC PLUME;

AQUIFERS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALTS; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

CRATER; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GROUNDWATER; LAVA FLOW; MARS; OUTFLOW; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SURFACE; SALT TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SULFATE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 67349214527     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26307.1     Document Type: Article

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