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Mars: Gravity data analysis of the Crater Antoniadi
Author(s) -
Sjogren W. L.,
Ritke S. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl009i007p00739
Subject(s) - impact crater , mars exploration program , geology , geodesy , gravity anomaly , gravimetry , isostasy , compensation (psychology) , altimeter , geophysics , astrobiology , seismology , lithosphere , paleontology , physics , geotechnical engineering , oil field , tectonics , reservoir modeling , psychology , psychoanalysis
Topography and gravity information for this 370‐km crater are analyzed to determine a depth of compensation using an Airy isostatic model. A least squares fit to the gravity profile produces an estimate of 115 km for the depth of compensation.