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Regional linear cross‐strike discontinuities in western Aphrodite Terra, Venus
Author(s) -
Crumpler L. S.,
Head James W.,
Harmon John K.
Publication year - 1987
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/gl014i006p00607
Subject(s) - venus , classification of discontinuities , geology , tectonics , seismology , series (stratigraphy) , geodesy , paleontology , astrobiology , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics
Western Aphrodite Terra, Venus, is characterized by a series of parallel linear structural discontinuities 2000‐4000 km in length and 100‐200 km wide, which strike at high angles to the general topographic trend of the highlands. The detailed characteristics of these features are similar to terrestrial oceanic fracture zones and strike‐slip fault zones. Either interpretation implies the presence of large‐scale horizontal tectonic movement on Venus.