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Charon tectonics.
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Icarus [Icarus] 2017 May 01; Vol. 287, pp. 161-174. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 16. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- New Horizons images of Pluto's companion Charon show a variety of terrains that display extensional tectonic features, with relief surprising for this relatively small world. These features suggest a global extensional areal strain of order 1% early in Charon's history. Such extension is consistent with the presence of an ancient global ocean, now frozen.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0019-1035
- Volume :
- 287
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Icarus
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28919640
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.018