Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction
The simulation of slab buoyancy in 2-D models shows that Venus’ light slabs, due to a less eclogitized crust, experience more resistance to subduction. Thus, plate tectonics might have been more difficult to develop on Venus than on Earth.
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| author | Junxing Chen Hehe Jiang Ming Tang Jihua Hao Meng Tian Xu Chu |
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| description | The simulation of slab buoyancy in 2-D models shows that Venus’ light slabs, due to a less eclogitized crust, experience more resistance to subduction. Thus, plate tectonics might have been more difficult to develop on Venus than on Earth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26db0ebf62004a25a43b60f21aa78ab32022-12-22T04:19:25ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-011311910.1038/s41467-022-35304-3Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subductionJunxing Chen0Hehe Jiang1Ming Tang2Jihua Hao3Meng Tian4Xu Chu5Department of Earth Science, University of TorontoDepartment of Earth Science, University of TorontoKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belt and Crustal Evolution, MOE; School of Earth and Space Science, Peking UniversityDeep Space Exploration Laboratory/CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of ChinaCenter for Space and Habitability, Universität BernDepartment of Earth Science, University of TorontoThe simulation of slab buoyancy in 2-D models shows that Venus’ light slabs, due to a less eclogitized crust, experience more resistance to subduction. Thus, plate tectonics might have been more difficult to develop on Venus than on Earth.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35304-3 |
| spellingShingle | Junxing Chen Hehe Jiang Ming Tang Jihua Hao Meng Tian Xu Chu Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction Nature Communications |
| title | Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction |
| title_full | Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction |
| title_fullStr | Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction |
| title_short | Venus’ light slab hinders its development of planetary-scale subduction |
| title_sort | venus light slab hinders its development of planetary scale subduction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35304-3 |
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