Venus diapirs: Thermal of compositional?

Hansen, V

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Venus diapirs: Thermal of compositional?

Date

2003

Authors

Hansen, V

Publisher

Association of Engineering Geologists

Abstract

The Venus surface exhibits quasi-circular structures with a bimodal size distribution; there are at least 17 large (∼1300-2600-km diameter) crustal plateaus and volcanic rises, which form major geomorphic features, and ∼515 smaller (200-km median diam