| Abstract: | Five main stages of radial and concentric structures formed around Tharsis from the Noachian through the Amazonian as determined by geologic mapping of 24,452 structures within the stratigraphic framework of Mars and by testing their radial and concentric orientations. Tectonic activity peaked in the Noachian (stage 1) around the largest center, Claritas, an elongate center extending more than 20?? in latitude and defined by about half of the total grabens which are concentrated in the Syria Planum, Thaumasia, and Tempe Terra regions. During the Late Noachian and Early Hesperian (stage 2), extensional structures formed along the length of present-day Valles Marineris and in Thaumasia (with a secondary concentration near Warrego Vallis) radial to a region just to the south of the central margin of Valles Marineris. Early Hesperian (stage 3) radial grabens in Pavonis, Syria, Ulysses, and Tempe Terra and somewhat concentric wrinkle ridges in Lunae and Solis Plana and in Thaumasia, Sirenum, Memnonia, and Amazonis are centered northwest of Syria with secondary centers at Thaumasia, Tempe Terra, Ulysses Fossae, and western Valles Marineris. Late Hesperian/Early Amazonian (stage 4) structures around Alba Patera, the northeast trending alignment of Tharsis Montes, and Olympus Mons appears centered on Alba Patera. Stage 5 structures (Middle-Late Amazonian) represent the last pulse of Tharsis-related activity and are found around the large shield volcanoes and are centered near Pavonis Mons. Tectonic activity around Tharsis began in the Noachian and generally decreased through geologic time to the Amazonian. Statistically significant radial distributions of structures formed during each stage, centered at different locations within the higher elevations of Tharsis. Secondary centers of radial structures during many of the stages appear related to previously identified local magmatic centers that formed at different times and locations throughout Tharsis. Copyright 2001 by the American Geophysical Union. |
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| Citation Author: | Anderson, R. C.; Dohm, J. M.; Golombek, M. P.; Haldemann, A. F. C.; Franklin, B. J.; Tanaka, K. L.; Lias, J.; Peer, B. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Primary centers and secondary concentrations of tectonic activity through time in the western hemisphere of Mars; 2001; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets; Anderson, R. C.; Dohm, J. M.; Golombek, M. P.; Haldemann, A. F. C.; Franklin, B. J.; Tanaka, K. L.; Lias, J.; Peer, B. |
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| Citation Volume: | 106 |
| Citation Year: | 2001 |
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| Text: | Primary centers and secondary concentrations of tectonic activity through time in the western hemisphere of Mars; 2001; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets; Anderson, R. C.; Dohm, J. M.; Golombek, M. P.; Haldemann, A. F. C.; Franklin, B. J.; Tanaka, K. L.; Lias, J.; Peer, B. |
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