Open AccessFour Major Strike‐slip Faults on the Moon
Author(s) -
Fielder Gilbert
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1963.tb06282.x
Subject(s) - geology , lineament , compression (physics) , seismology , slip (aerodynamics) , geodesy , strike slip tectonics , tectonics , engineering , materials science , composite material , aerospace engineering
Summary Four of the most conspicuous lunar lineaments are examined in relation to surrounding topography and are found to be faults with maximum horizontal offsets of between 12 and 32 km. The analyses provide evidence of protracted growth of the faults and of periods of plasticity of the rocks, and the results support the hypothesis of a crustal meridional compression.