Constraints on the Fault Dip Angles of Lunar Graben and Their Significance for Lunar Thermal Evolution
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| 作者 | Kai Zhu; Jianzhong Liu; Gregory Michael; Danhong Lei; Xuejin Zeng |
| 刊名 | Remote Sensing
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| 出版日期 | 2024 |
| 卷号 | 16期号:1 |
| 关键词 | Lunar Grabens Dips Of Graben-bounding Faults Displacement–length Ratios Increase In Lunar Radius |
| DOI | 10.3390/rs16010107 |
| 英文摘要 |
Lunar grabens are the largest tensional linear structures on the Moon. In this paper, 17 grabens were selected to investigate the dips and displacement–length ratios (γ) of graben-bounding faults. Several topographic profiles were generated from selected grabens to measure their rim elevation, width and depth through SLDEM2015 (+LOLA) data. The differences in rim elevation (∆h) and width (∆W) between two topographic profiles on each graben were calculated, yielding 146 sets of data. We plotted ∆h vs. ∆W for each and calculated the dip angle (α) of graben-bounding faults. A dip of 39.9° was obtained using the standard linear regression method. In order to improve accuracy, large error data were removed based on error analysis. The results, 49.4° and 52.5°, were derived by the standard linear regression and average methods, respectively. Based on the depth and length of grabens, the γ value of the graben-bounding normal fault is also studied in this paper. The γ value is 3.6 × 10−3 for lunar normal faults according to the study of grabens and the Rupes Recta normal fault. After obtaining the values of α and γ, the increase in lunar radius indicated by the formation of grabens was estimated. We suggest that the lunar radius has increased by approximately 130 m after the formation of grabens. This study could aid in the understanding of normal fault growth and provide important constraints on the thermal evolution of the Moon.
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| 语种 | 英语 |
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| 专题 | 地球化学研究所_月球与行星科学研究中心 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Center for Lunar and Planetary Science, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China 2.CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kai Zhu,Jianzhong Liu,Gregory Michael,et al. Constraints on the Fault Dip Angles of Lunar Graben and Their Significance for Lunar Thermal Evolution[J]. Remote Sensing,2024,16(1). |
| APA | Kai Zhu,Jianzhong Liu,Gregory Michael,Danhong Lei,&Xuejin Zeng.(2024).Constraints on the Fault Dip Angles of Lunar Graben and Their Significance for Lunar Thermal Evolution.Remote Sensing,16(1). |
| MLA | Kai Zhu,et al."Constraints on the Fault Dip Angles of Lunar Graben and Their Significance for Lunar Thermal Evolution".Remote Sensing 16.1(2024). |
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