Dynamics of fault motion and the origin of contrasting tectonic style between Earth and Venus
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...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88116 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45655 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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