Mercury’s Lobate Scarps Reveal that Polygonal Impact Craters Form on Contractional Structures

Mercury’s Lobate Scarps Reveal that Polygonal Impact Craters Form on Contractional Structures

Analysis of polygonal impact craters (PICs) can be used to investigate the presence and orientations of subtle and/or buried faults and fractures across the solar system that may otherwise be unobservable in spacecraft images. Although this technique has been vetted for the analysis of extensional s...

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Main Authors: Chloe B. Beddingfield, Kelsey Crane, Christian Klimczak, Richard Cartwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Planetary science
Mercury (planet)
Tectonics
Impact phenomena
Craters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1fff

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