The anatomy of a wrinkle ridge revealed in the wall of Melas Chasma, Mars

Wrinkle ridges are among the most common tectonic structures on the terrestrial planets and provide important records of the history of planetary strain and geodynamics. The observed broad arches and superposed narrow wrinkles are thought to be the surface manifestation of blind thrust faults, which...

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Main Authors: Cole, Hank M., Andrews-Hanna, Jeffrey C.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab
Language:en
Published: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624714
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/624714