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The spatial distribution of coronae on VenusCoronae on Venus are large, generally circular surface features that have distinctive tectonic, volcanic, and topographic expressions. They range in diameter from less than 200 km to at least 1000 km. Data from the Magellan spacecraft have now allowed complete global mapping of the spatial distribution of coronae on the planet. Unlike impact craters, which show a random (i.e., Poisson) spatial distribution, the distribution of coronae appears to be nonrandom. We investigate the distribution here in detail, and explore its implications in terms of mantle convection and surface modification processes.
Document ID
19930005195
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Squyres, S. W. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Schubert, G. (California Univ. Los Angeles., United States)
Bindschadler, D. L. (California Univ. Los Angeles., United States)
Janes, D. M. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Moersch, J. E. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Moore, W. (California Univ. Los Angeles., United States)
Olson, P. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD., United States)
Ratcliff, J. T. (California Univ. Los Angeles., United States)
Stofan, E. R. (Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Turcotte, D. L. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93N14383
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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