Geology of the Caloris Basin, Mercury: A View from MESSENGER

Science ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 321 (5885) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Murchie ◽  
T. R. Watters ◽  
M. S. Robinson ◽  
J. W. Head ◽  
R. G. Strom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caloris Basin

A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CALORIS BASIN, MERCURY

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra L. Buczkowski ◽  
◽  
Erik A. Goosmann ◽  
Brett W. Denevi ◽  
Carolyn M. Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geologic Map ◽  
Caloris Basin

History of tectonic deformation in the interior plains of the Caloris basin, mercury

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Basilevsky ◽  
J. W. Head ◽  
C. I. Fassett ◽  
G. Michael
Keyword(s):  
Tectonic Deformation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Caloris Basin

Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury: Implications for volcanic history and basin impact melt

Icarus ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 413-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Ernst ◽  
Brett W. Denevi ◽  
Olivier S. Barnouin ◽  
Christian Klimczak ◽  
Nancy L. Chabot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Melt ◽  
Volcanic History ◽  
Caloris Basin

Evaluation of the origin hypotheses of Pantheon Fossae, central Caloris basin, Mercury

Icarus ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 209 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Klimczak ◽  
Richard A. Schultz ◽  
Amanda L. Nahm
Keyword(s):  
Caloris Basin

scholarly journals Mechanisms of faulting in and around Caloris basin, Mercury

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (E8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Kennedy ◽  
Andrew M. Freed ◽  
Sean C. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Caloris Basin

Extensional troughs in the Caloris Basin of Mercury: Evidence of lateral crustal flow

Geology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 669-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Watters ◽  
Francis Nimmo ◽  
Mark S. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Crustal Thickness ◽  
Lateral Flow ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Filling Material ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Radiogenic Heat ◽  
Floor Material ◽  
Thick Crust ◽  
Caloris Basin

Abstract Thirty years ago Mariner 10 revealed extensional troughs that form giant polygons in the floor material of the Caloris impact basin, Mercury. The polygonal troughs occur in the interior of the basin and overprint wrinkle ridges formed in an earlier stage of compression. In contrast, lunar and martian basins exhibit extensional troughs that are circumferential and confined to basin margins. Loading by basin-filling material can explain the extensional and compressional features seen in deformed lunar and martian basins, but not the existence of the Caloris polygonal troughs. Here we suggest that the Caloris troughs formed from late-stage basin uplift and extension due to lateral flow of a relatively thick crust toward the basin center. If such lateral flow occurs, the resulting timing, location, and magnitude of the extensional stresses predicted by our model are consistent with those inferred from the polygonal troughs. These results are not strongly dependent on the degree of lateral flow or the assumed crustal rigidity. For a dry plagioclase rheology and likely radiogenic heat fluxes, the crustal thickness around Caloris is 90–140 km. Similar late-stage uplift and extension probably do not occur in basins on the Moon and Mars because their crusts are too thin to allow analogous lateral flow.

Extensional troughs in the Caloris Basin of Mercury: Evidence of lateral crustal flow

Geology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Watters ◽  
Francis Nimmo ◽  
Mark S. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Caloris Basin

Emplacement and tectonic deformation of smooth plains in the Caloris basin, Mercury

2009 ◽  
Vol 285 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Watters ◽  
Scott L. Murchie ◽  
Mark S. Robinson ◽  
Sean C. Solomon ◽  
Brett W. Denevi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tectonic Deformation ◽  
Caloris Basin

Could Pantheon Fossae be the result of the Apollodorus crater-forming impact within the Caloris basin, Mercury?

2009 ◽  
Vol 285 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 320-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Freed ◽  
Sean C. Solomon ◽  
Thomas R. Watters ◽  
Roger J. Phillips ◽  
Maria T. Zuber
Keyword(s):  
Caloris Basin
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