A migratory mantle plume on Venus: Implications for Earth?
Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth
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Abstract
A spatially fixed or at least internally rigid hotspot reference frame has been assumed for determining relative plate motions on Earth. Recent 1:5,000,000 scale mapping of Venus, a planet without terrestrial-style plate tectonics and ocean cover, reveals a systematic age and dimensional progression of corona-like arachnoids occurring in an uncinate chain. The nonrandom associations between arachnoids indicate they likely formed from a deep-seated mantle plume in a manner similar to terrestrial hotspot features. However, absence of expected convergent "plate" margin deformation suggests that the arachnoids are the surface expression of a migratory mantle plume beneath a stationary surface. If mantle plumes are not stationary on Venus, what if any are the implications for Earth?
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A migratory mantle plume on Venus: Implications for Earth? |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| DOI | 10.1029/96JB00883 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | B7 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| First page | 15953 |
| Last page | 15967 |
| Other Geospatial | Venus |
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