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Structural geology and geological history of the perrine and nun sulci quadrangles (jg-2 and jg-5), ganymede
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | McGill, George E. Squyres, Steven W. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Grooves are the dominant structural features on Ganymede. While single grooves are found in many areas, it is somewhat more common to find them grouped together in groove sets (groupings of grooves with common structural trends). It is generally believed that the grooves are extensional features. Their underlying geologic nature cannot be determined from Voyager images, however. It appears likely that they are grabens, but the images are insufficient to rule out the possibility that they are modified extension fractures or some kind of ductile necking features. The oldest materials within the Nun Sulci and Perrine quadrangles occur within the cratered dark materials unit, as is generally the case for all of Ganymede. This is the most widespread of the dark units mapped in these two quadrangles. Crater densities within cratered dark materials are consistent with an age on the order of several billion years, and thus cratered dark terrain probably represents crust that has survived from the end of the primordial intense bombardment phase of solar system history. The brief geologic history is greatly oversimplified as a result of the poor resolution and unfavorable viewing geometry of the images covering the area. |
| File Size | 195863 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920001544 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0005209v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Geology Ductility Grooves Paleontology Geological Faults Fractures Materials Craters Structural Properties Geology Terrain Planetary Evolution Solar System Crusts 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 |
