Areas of crustal convergence and shortening on Earth, Mars and Venus are often characterized by structural domains where thrust faults are associated with strike-slip systems. In the case of Mercury most structures maintain a wide elongated frontal scarp and only few of them show kinematic indicators of lateral slip. The comparison between two Mercurian linked fault systems like Beagle Rupes and Rembrandt scarp could aid understanding of whether diverse hermean strike-slip structures are influenced by geological context such as surface heterogeneity and crustal layering or have different deformational history.
Beagle Rupes and Rembrandt scarp: a comparison on Mercury surface.
FERRARI, SABRINA;MASSIRONI, MATTEO;
2011
Abstract
Areas of crustal convergence and shortening on Earth, Mars and Venus are often characterized by structural domains where thrust faults are associated with strike-slip systems. In the case of Mercury most structures maintain a wide elongated frontal scarp and only few of them show kinematic indicators of lateral slip. The comparison between two Mercurian linked fault systems like Beagle Rupes and Rembrandt scarp could aid understanding of whether diverse hermean strike-slip structures are influenced by geological context such as surface heterogeneity and crustal layering or have different deformational history.File in questo prodotto:
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