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Evidence for retrograde lithospheric subduction on Venus
- Source :
- Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus.
- Publication Year :
- 1992
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1992.
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Abstract
- Though there is no plate tectonics per se on Venus, recent Magellan radar images and topographic profiles of the planet suggest the occurrence of the plate tectonic processes of lithospheric subduction and back-arc spreading. The perimeters of several large coronae (e.g., Latona, Artemis, and Eithinoha) resemble Earth subduction zones in both their planform and topographic profile. The planform of arcuate structures in Eastern Aphrodite were compared with subduction zones of the East Indies. The venusian structures have radii of curvature that are similar to those of terrestrial subduction zones. Moreover, the topography of the venusian ridge/trench structures is highly asymmetric with a ridge on the concave side and a trough on the convex side; Earth subduction zones generally display the same asymmetry.
- Subjects :
- Lunar And Planetary Exploration
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19930005179
- Document Type :
- Report