Mercury’s Lobate Scarps Reveal that Polygonal Impact Craters Form on Contractional Structures

Analysis of polygonal impact craters (PICs) can be used to investigate the presence and orientations of subtle and/or buried faults and fractures across the solar system that may otherwise be unobservable in spacecraft images. Although this technique has been vetted for the analysis of extensional s...

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Published in:	The Planetary Science Journal
Main Authors:	Chloe B. Beddingfield, Kelsey Crane, Christian Klimczak, Richard Cartwright
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Planetary science Mercury (planet) Tectonics Impact phenomena Craters
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1fff