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Stratigraphy of the south polar region of ganymede
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dehon, R. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | A preliminary assessment is made of the stratigraphy and geology in the south polar region of the Jovian satellite, Ganymede. Geologic mapping is based on inspection of Voyager images and compilation on an airbrush base map at a scale of 1:5M. Illumination and resolution vary greatly in the region. Approximately half of the quadripole is beyond the terminator. Low angle illumination over a large part of the area precludes distinction of some units by albedo characteristics. Several types of grooved terrain and groove related terrain occur in the southern polar region. Grooves typically occur in straight to curvilinear sets or lanes. Bright lanes and grooved lanes intersect at high angles outlining polygons of dark cratered terrain. Groove sets exhibit a range of ages as shown by superposition or truncation and by crater superposition ages. |
| File Size | 158893 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870014106 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3jx3874d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Satellite Imagery Grooving Geological Surveys Jupiter Satellites Craters Voyager Project Mapping Stratigraphy Terminator Lines Planetary Surfaces Polar Regions Ganymede Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
