Structural evolution of the Northern Cerberus Fossae graben system, Elysium Planitia, Mars

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-406

  Vetterlein, Joyce ^a   Roberts, Gerald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerberus Fossae; Graben; Mars; MOLA; Normal faulting; Palaeo tips

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; GRABEN SYSTEMS; MARTIAN SURFACE; PRIMARY MECHANISM; SINGLE FAULT; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TIME PERIODS; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

LANDFORMS; SUBSIDENCE;

FRACTURE;

FRACTURE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GRABEN; MARS; NORMAL FAULT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE;

HESPERIA;

EID: 77953121602     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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