Coseismic, dilational-fault and extension-fracture related pit chain formation in Iceland: Analog for pit chains on Mars

Lithosphere

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-142

  Ferrill, David A ^a   Wyrick, Danielle Y ^a   Smart, Kevin J ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DEPOSITS; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; VOLCANOES;

COHESIVE MATERIALS; CONSOLIDATED MATERIALS; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; SEDIMENTARY COVERS; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

FRACTURE;

BASALT; COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRATER; DILATION; DISPLACEMENT; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRAVEL; HOLOCENE; IMAGERY; LAVA FLOW; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MONOCLINE; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 79955059220     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L123.1     Document Type: Article

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