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Plate Tectonics . . . on MarsFull Text

Magnetic map reveals ancient activity on the Red Planet

Magnetic-field measurements suggest that Mars may have undergone massive facelifts of its surface during its first half-billion years.

References:

Connerney, J.E.P., M.H. Acuna, et al. 1999. Magnetic lineations in the ancient crust of Mars. Science 284(April 30):794.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1997. Unlocking secrets of the Martian interior. Science News 152(Oct. 18):246.

Sleep, N.H. 1994. Martian plate tectonics. Journal of Geophysical Research 99(March 25):5639.

Sources:

Mario H. Acuna
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Jack E.P. Connerney
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Gerald Schubert
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
595 East Circle Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567

Norman H. Sleep
Stanford University
Department of Geophysics
Stanford, CA 94305-4060

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 18, May 1, 1999, p. 284. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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