Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus
Cassini’s Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) coverage obtained to date shows that the Saturnianmoon Enceladus has evolved through a long and complex tectonic history[1]. The most recent episodes of major tectonic activity are identified by a peculiar hemispheric pattern of fractures and lineations that...
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ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:22920 2024-05-19T07:48:38+00:00 Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus Helfenstein, Paul Thomas, Peter Veverka, Joe Rathbun, Julie Perry, Jason Turtle, Elizabeth Denk, Tilmann Neukum, Gerhard Roatsch, Thomas Wagner, Roland Giese, Bernd Squyres, Steve Burns, Joe McEwen, Alfred Porco, Carolyn Johnson, Torrence 2006-03-13 application/pdf https://elib.dlr.de/22920/ https://elib.dlr.de/22920/1/2182.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/abstracts.shtml#lpsc en eng Lunar and Planetary Institute https://elib.dlr.de/22920/1/2182.pdf Helfenstein, Paul und Thomas, Peter und Veverka, Joe und Rathbun, Julie und Perry, Jason und Turtle, Elizabeth und Denk, Tilmann und Neukum, Gerhard und Roatsch, Thomas und Wagner, Roland und Giese, Bernd und Squyres, Steve und Burns, Joe und McEwen, Alfred und Porco, Carolyn und Johnson, Torrence (2006) Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus. In: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII, 1303, abstract#2182. Lunar and Planetary Institute. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-17, Houston, TX (USA). ISSN 1540-9120. Planetengeologie Konferenzbeitrag PeerReviewed 2006 ftdlr 2024-04-25T00:07:30Z Cassini’s Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) coverage obtained to date shows that the Saturnianmoon Enceladus has evolved through a long and complex tectonic history[1]. The most recent episodes of major tectonic activity are identified by a peculiar hemispheric pattern of fractures and lineations that exhibit a remarkable symmetry relative to the satellite’s spin-axis. These tectonic patterns appear to be closely tied to a unique, geologically active region known as the South Polar Terrain (SPT) province, where ongoing eruptions of water plumes were recently discovered by Cassini[2] The detailed shapes and symmetry of the young tectonic patterns, detailed below, suggest that they formed in response to a global change in rotational figure. We investigate the extent to which the morphology, geographic placement, and orientations of these tectonic patterns are consistent with axial shortening of Enceladus’ spin axis, as suggested by Porco et al.[2]. Conference Object South pole German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library |
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Cassini’s Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) coverage obtained to date shows that the Saturnianmoon Enceladus has evolved through a long and complex tectonic history[1]. The most recent episodes of major tectonic activity are identified by a peculiar hemispheric pattern of fractures and lineations that exhibit a remarkable symmetry relative to the satellite’s spin-axis. These tectonic patterns appear to be closely tied to a unique, geologically active region known as the South Polar Terrain (SPT) province, where ongoing eruptions of water plumes were recently discovered by Cassini[2] The detailed shapes and symmetry of the young tectonic patterns, detailed below, suggest that they formed in response to a global change in rotational figure. We investigate the extent to which the morphology, geographic placement, and orientations of these tectonic patterns are consistent with axial shortening of Enceladus’ spin axis, as suggested by Porco et al.[2]. |
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Helfenstein, Paul Thomas, Peter Veverka, Joe Rathbun, Julie Perry, Jason Turtle, Elizabeth Denk, Tilmann Neukum, Gerhard Roatsch, Thomas Wagner, Roland Giese, Bernd Squyres, Steve Burns, Joe McEwen, Alfred Porco, Carolyn Johnson, Torrence |
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Helfenstein, Paul Thomas, Peter Veverka, Joe Rathbun, Julie Perry, Jason Turtle, Elizabeth Denk, Tilmann Neukum, Gerhard Roatsch, Thomas Wagner, Roland Giese, Bernd Squyres, Steve Burns, Joe McEwen, Alfred Porco, Carolyn Johnson, Torrence |
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Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus |
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Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus |
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Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus |
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Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus |
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Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus |
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patterns of fracture and tectonic convergence near the south pole of enceladus |
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https://elib.dlr.de/22920/1/2182.pdf Helfenstein, Paul und Thomas, Peter und Veverka, Joe und Rathbun, Julie und Perry, Jason und Turtle, Elizabeth und Denk, Tilmann und Neukum, Gerhard und Roatsch, Thomas und Wagner, Roland und Giese, Bernd und Squyres, Steve und Burns, Joe und McEwen, Alfred und Porco, Carolyn und Johnson, Torrence (2006) Patterns of Fracture and Tectonic Convergence near the South Pole of Enceladus. In: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII, 1303, abstract#2182. Lunar and Planetary Institute. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-17, Houston, TX (USA). ISSN 1540-9120. |
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