RT Journal Article
T1 Arabia Terra, Mars: tectonic and palaeoclimatic evolution of a remarkable sector of martian lithosphere
A1 Anguita Virella, Francisco
A1 Anguita, Jorge
A1 Castilla Cañamero, Gabriel
A1 Casa, Miguel Ángel de la
A1 Domínguez, José María
A1 Herrera, R.
A1 Llanes Estrada, María Pilar
A1 López, Mónica
A1 Martínez, Vicente
AB Abstract. A regional geologic study of Arabia Terra, a densely cratered area of Mars northernhemisphere, has revealed the individuality of this province. This is best expressed by an equatorialbelt with a crater age distinctly younger as compared to the northern part of Arabia Terra and toNoachis Terra to the south. We interpret this as an incipient back-arc system provoked by the subductionof Mars lowlands under Arabia Terra during Noachian times. The regional fracture patternsare also best explained in this manner, making it unnecessary to appeal to a rotational instability ofthe planet, which is not supported by the palaeoclimatic indicators in the area. This model could bethe first regional-scale confirmation of Sleep’s (1994) hypothesis of a limited plate consumption asan explanation of the martian dichotomy.
PB Springer Science Business Media
SN 0167-9295
YR 1997
FD 1997
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59070
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59070
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025