Dynamics of fault motion and the origin of contrasting tectonic style between Earth and Venus

• Main Authors: Karato, Shun-ichiro, Barbot, Sylvain
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology; Particle Size; Thermodynamics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88116; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45655
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Plate tectonics is one mode of mantle convection that occurs when the surface layer (the lithosphere) is relatively weak. When plate tectonics operates on a terrestrial planet, substantial exchange of materials occurs between planetary interior and its surface. This is likely a key in maintaining th...