| Abstract: | The 1300-km-diameter Caloris impact basin is surrounded by well-defined ejecta units that can be recognized from more than 1000 km, radially outward from the basin edge. A formal rock stratigraphic nomenclature is proposed for the Caloris ejecta units, which are collectively called the Caloris Group. Each of the individual formations within the Group are described and compared to similar rock units associated with the lunar Imbrium and Orientale basins. A crater degradation chronology, linked the the Caloris event, is also proposed to assist in stratigraphic correlation on a Mercury-wide basis. ?? 1981. |
| Genre: | Article |
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| Citation Author: | Mccauley, J. F.; Guest, J. E.; Schaber, G. G.; Trask, N. J.; Greeley, R. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Icarus |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury; 1981; Article; Journal; Icarus; Mccauley, J. F.; Guest, J. E.; Schaber, G. G.; Trask, N. J.; Greeley, R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 184 |
| Citation Volume: | 47 |
| Citation Year: | 1981 |
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| Text: | Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury; 1981; Article; Journal; Icarus; Mccauley, J. F.; Guest, J. E.; Schaber, G. G.; Trask, N. J.; Greeley, R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00 -0600 |
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