Orogenic belts on Venus

Research Article| December 01, 1986 Orogenic belts on Venus L. S. Crumpler; L. S. Crumpler 1Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James W. Head; James W. Head 1Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Donald B. Campbell Donald B. Campbell 2NAIC Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information L. S. Crumpler 1Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 James W. Head 1Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Donald B. Campbell 2NAIC Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (12): 1031–1034. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<1031:OBOV>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation L. S. Crumpler, James W. Head, Donald B. Campbell; Orogenic belts on Venus. Geology 1986;; 14 (12): 1031–1034. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<1031:OBOV>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Recent radar observations of Venus show evidence for three types of deformational features in the linear mountain belts of Ishtar Terra: linear ridges and troughs oriented parallel to the strike of the mountains and interpreted to be anticlines and synclines; broad low arches similar to mare-ridge-type features seen on the Moon and interpreted to represent low-angle thrusting and buckling; and linear discontinuities that cut across the strike of the ridges and troughs and are interpreted to represent strike-slip movement. On the basis of the localized concentration of these features, their orientations and patterns of distribution, and their association with linear mountainous topography, we conclude that they mark the location of concentrated horizontal compressional deformation and that Akna and Freyja Montes represent erogenic belts on Venus. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.