Strike-slip faults in Bathys Planum, Mars
Andrew G. Siwabessy1,2*, John N.
Adrian1,3, Nathan W. Onderdonk4,
James M. Dohm5, Robert C. Anderson1
1Geosciences Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
91109, 2Department of Geography, California State
University-Long Beach, Long Beach, California, United States 90840,3STEM Teacher-Researcher Program (STAR), California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
93407, 4Department of Geological Sciences, California
State University-Long Beach, Long Beach, California, United States
90840, 5Exploration Institute, 710 N Post Oak Rd Ste
400, Houston, Texas, United States 77024-3812
Keywords: Tectonics; Mars, surface; Terrestrial planets
Highlights :
Strike-slip faults formed in the Noachian period in Bathys Planum, Mars.
The strike-slip faults reactivate of pre- or early Tharsis tectonic
features.
A pre/early Tharsis intrusion may have formed the antecedent faults.