Vertical and lateral collapse of Tharsis Tholus, Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 305, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 445-455

  Platz, T ^a   Munn S ^b   Walter, T R ^c   Procter, J N ^d   McGuire, P C ^a,e,f   Dumke, A ^a   Neukum, G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caldera collapse; Flank deformation; Graben; Shield volcano; Volcano spreading; Volcano tectonic

Indexed keywords

BOX MODELS; CALDERA COLLAPSE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CROSS-CUTTING; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLANK DEFORMATION; GRABEN; GRABEN STRUCTURES; LARGE-SCALE LANDSLIDES; LATERAL COLLAPSE; MORPHOLOGICAL DATA; NEW HIGH; PARALLEL SETS; RE-GROWTH; SHIELD VOLCANO; TECTONIC HISTORY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THARSIS;

DEFORMATION; GALLIUM; LANDSLIDES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRABEN; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MARS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANO;

EID: 79955106858     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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