Open AccessCharon’s Far Side Geomorphology
Author(s) -
R. A. Beyer,
S. J. Robbins,
C. B. Beddingfield,
C. J. Bierson,
Kimberly Ennico,
Tod R. Lauer,
William B. McKin,
Jeffrey M. Moore,
K. D. Runyon,
C. B. Olkin,
P. Schenk,
K. N. Singer,
J. R. Spencer,
S. A. Stern,
H. A. Weaver,
L. A. Young
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the planetary science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2632-3338
DOI - 10.3847/psj/ac09e9
Subject(s) - fault scarp , geology , southern hemisphere , scale (ratio) , impact crater , northern hemisphere , far side of the moon , western hemisphere , geomorphology , cartography , paleontology , geography , geophysics , climatology , astrobiology , fault (geology) , physics , economic geography
New Horizons images of the illuminated nonencounter hemisphere (far side) of Charon display geomorphic features that are consistent with features observed in the highest-resolution images of the encounter hemisphere. Scarps, ridges, craters, and one area of smooth plains are identified. These features support previous hypotheses of global expansion and large-scale faulting across this icy world.