Venus records a rich early history

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Research Article| April 01, 2010 Venus records a rich early history V.L. Hansen; V.L. Hansen * 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA *E-mails: vhansen@d.umn.edu; ivan.lopez@urjc.es. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar I. López I. López * 2Área de Geología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid 28933, Spain *E-mails: vhansen@d.umn.edu; ivan.lopez@urjc.es. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information V.L. Hansen * 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA I. López * 2Área de Geología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid 28933, Spain *E-mails: vhansen@d.umn.edu; ivan.lopez@urjc.es. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 03 Aug 2009 Revision Received: 26 Oct 2009 Accepted: 28 Oct 2009 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2010 Geological Society of America Geology (2010) 38 (4): 311–314. https://doi.org/10.1130/G30587.1 Article history Received: 03 Aug 2009 Revision Received: 26 Oct 2009 Accepted: 28 Oct 2009 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation V.L. Hansen, I. López; Venus records a rich early history. Geology 2010;; 38 (4): 311–314. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G30587.1 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 The distribution and character of Venus's impact craters led to the widely accepted idea that Venus underwent global catastrophic resurfacing ca. 500 Ma, and thus Venus records only a short history, encompassing surface evolution since postulated catastrophic resurfacing. Ribbon tessera terrain (RTT), a structurally distinctive unit, represents some of Venus's oldest surfaces, and is widely accepted as forming prior to postulated global catastrophic resurfacing. We constructed a global geologic map of RTT unit exposures and structural trends using National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Magellan data. Map relations illustrate that RTT displays planet-scale patterns that, together with altimetry, record a rich geologic history that predates proposed global catastrophic resurfacing. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.