Generic identification and classification of morphostructures in the Noachis-Sabaea region, southern highlands of Mars

The Noachis-Sabaea region in the southern highlands preserves some of the oldest Martian crust. It records deformation by both endogenic and exogenic processes. This deformation includes giant impacts and their impact stresses, which could have resulted in both the reactivation and modification of pre-impact tectonic structures, in addition to impact-generated tectonic structures. There are also widespread extensional and compressional tectonic structures, which were formed due to endogenic processes. We have produced the first detailed morphostructural map of the Noachis-Sabaea region, which... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Trishit Ruj
Goro Komatsu
James M. Dohm
Hirdy Miyamoto
Francesco Salese
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Journal of Maps, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 755-766 (2017)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor & Francis Group
Schlagwörter: Noachis-sabaea / Hellas grabens / morphostructural analysis / Hellas impact stress / Maps / G3180-9980
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2017.1379913

The Noachis-Sabaea region in the southern highlands preserves some of the oldest Martian crust. It records deformation by both endogenic and exogenic processes. This deformation includes giant impacts and their impact stresses, which could have resulted in both the reactivation and modification of pre-impact tectonic structures, in addition to impact-generated tectonic structures. There are also widespread extensional and compressional tectonic structures, which were formed due to endogenic processes. We have produced the first detailed morphostructural map of the Noachis-Sabaea region, which details the characteristics and spatial arrangements of structures in the region, forms the basis for making inferences about Noachian-Hesperian crustal activity, and provides information for further studies regarding the reconstruction of the evolutional history of the region.