The tectonics of Ganymede (original) (raw)

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The surface of Ganymede, the largest icy jovian satellite, is composed of two distinct terrain types showing abundant evidence of global-scale tectonics. There is geological evidence consistent with the formation of younger bright terrain by the emplacement of relatively clean ice into rift zones developed in the more silicate-rich dark terrain.

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1. S. W. Squyres
   Present address: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 94035, USA
2. M. L. Allison
   Present address: Department of Geology and Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002, USA

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1. Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, USA
   E. M. Parmentier, J. W. Head & M. L. Allison
2. Laboratory for Planetary Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
   S. W. Squyres

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Parmentier, E., Squyres, S., Head, J. et al. The tectonics of Ganymede.Nature 295, 290–293 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/295290a0

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• Received: 13 July 1981
• Accepted: 17 November 1981
• Issue Date: 28 January 1982
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/295290a0

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